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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
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Steve Avila
OG
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Michael Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Walker. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 19 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A slide stopped in pick 45, with Tyler Guyton worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick52 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
The board fumbled Christian Haynes all the way to the 75th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
They barely believed it either: Devontez Walker still on the board at Round 4, Pick 22. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elijah Jones at No. 154 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith is a better player than slot 155 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.