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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bears did exactly that with Jaylen Harrell in the 143rd pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 1st pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 9th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in No. 75: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They read the board right and Blake Fisher was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 11. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Logan Lee
Logan Lee in pick No. 123 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.