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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (CHI)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (PIT)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Chase Brown
RB
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Trey Hendrickson
EDGE
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Tyler Linderbaum
C
Players traded away
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Barrington Wade
LB
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Carson Taylor
EDGE
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Chase Allen
TE
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Christian Albright
EDGE
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Coleman Shelton
C
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Collin Johnson
WR
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Daniel Hardy
EDGE
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
Head Shot
De'Montre Tuggle
RB
Head Shot
Dionté Ruffin
CB
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Equanimeous St. Brown
WR
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Joe Reed
WR
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Kevin Shaa
WR
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Lucas Patrick
OG
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Marcedes Lewis
TE
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Micah Baskerville
LB
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Nsimba Webster
WR
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Rasheem Green
DE
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Robert Tonyan
TE
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Ryan Willis
QB
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Scooter Harrington
TE
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Stephen Carlson
TE
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Trestan Ebner
RB
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Velus Jones Jr.
WR
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Williams is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: B.

The Bears treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 122 on Tanor Bortolini a full 64 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 75th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at No. 84 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanor Bortolini in the 122nd pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A reach on Frank Gore Jr. in pick 214; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick218 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Josh Proctor this early at the 218th overall pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.