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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jessie Bates III
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bears came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Jessie Bates III deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 8 they get a No. 1 receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 9th overall pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in No. 43, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in pick No. 74. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 75th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at Round 4, Pick 23 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.