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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bears.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Bears walked out of the weekend still thin at interior defensive lineman, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Reaching for Lindberg left real value on the table behind him. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
No edge and no loss on Laiatu Latu in No. 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They took Ainias Smith at par in the 110th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 10 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
They paid sticker price for Andrew Raym in pick 186, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
A big swing on Chad Lindberg at pick No. 232, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.