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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Bears took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Sinnott pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 75th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
The board fumbled Ben Sinnott all the way to pick 122, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bucky Irving
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bucky Irving in the Round 5 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.