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  • aarg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (JAX)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (JAX)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players traded away
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Zacch Pickens
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bears reached some 35 spots for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Sampson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
They took Shemar Stewart at par in the Round 1 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
They paid sticker price for Josh Conerly Jr. in pick 39, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 41 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick72 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at No. 72 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Sampson at the 88th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A slide stopped in slot 125, with Hollin Pierce worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A tidy little value on KeAndre Lambert-Smith in slot 197, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in the 235th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They reached a country mile for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at Round 7, Pick 24, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.