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  • Ryan Polez 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: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (CHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players Gained
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Keenan Allen
WR
Players traded away
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Darnell Mooney
WR
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D'Onta Foreman
RB
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Justin Fields
QB
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Justin Jones
DT
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Robert Tonyan
TE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bears found their guy under center in Williams: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Keenan Allen pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at the 122nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick137 Rnd5 Beau Brade
They did well to land Beau Brade in slot 137, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.