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  • Shane Waldron DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CHI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Samaje Perine
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Bears kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned.

They are betting Pritchett proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 17 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Somehow Jordan Morgan was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 12, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at slot 48 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the 75th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the 110th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Good price on Jaden Hicks in pick No. 114, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick133 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth in pick No. 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in the 188th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.