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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Goncalves
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Perkins Jr. from sliding. Grade: B+.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Harold Perkins Jr. fell into No. 206.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. It is not that Starks is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at No. 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick42 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
They barely believed it either: Harold Fannin Jr. still on the board at the 42nd pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tate Ratledge reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker slipping to pick No. 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
A curious use of the 73rd overall pick. Running back, cornerback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Malaki Starks did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mykel Williams
A reach for Mykel Williams in pick 148; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick203 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 6, Pick 31 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at the 226th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at the 244th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.