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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears robbed the room for Milum. Final grade: B.

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 24 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Wyatt Milum, the No. 36 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Circle this one: Ashton Jeanty at pick No. 39 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Taking Armand Membou in the 41st overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at slot 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like T.J. Sanders reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
They will replay Wyatt Milum at the 240th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.