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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears turned the phones into found money: B.

Nobody else had Kitan Crawford anywhere near slot 184. The Bears did, by 64 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fidone II. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 14th pick they get a security blanket over the middle. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A premium they did not need to pay, TreVeyon Henderson a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
The board had cheaper options than Jayden Higgins at pick 41, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick45 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They reached a country mile for Donovan Jackson at slot 45, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick112 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Value said wait; Ty Robinson in Round 4, Pick 10 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in pick No. 148 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
A big swing on Kitan Crawford at No. 184, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac TeSlaa at Round 7, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
They robbed the room for Thomas Fidone II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
A real head-scratcher, Ethan Downs in slot 240 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.