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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
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Danny Pinter
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears robbed the room for Monheim. Final grade: B+.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jonah Monheim fell into pick No. 197. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach Round 2, Pick 7 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They paid sticker price for Aireontae Ersery in No. 41, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They did well to land Deone Walker in the 72nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the 149th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Circle this one: Jonah Monheim at slot 197 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in pick 235 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Taking Jordan Hancock in pick 242 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.