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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody else had David Walker anywhere near Round 7, Pick 27. The Bears did, by 61 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A straight-up fair deal on Tate Ratledge at pick No. 33, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in slot 50 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A conviction pick on Kevin Winston Jr. at the 82nd pick that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They reached into another round for Logan Brown, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joey Slackman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 David Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: David Walker in the Round 7 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.