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Draft Selections
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Anthony Boswell
C Houston
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CHI)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Sheridan Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Sheridan Wilson
C Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (JAX)
Anthony Boswell
C Houston
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (JAX)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (JAX)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bears.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Mateen Ibirogba at the 152nd pick is 45 spots clear of where he belonged.

They banked enough surplus on Biles to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They went 4 of 6 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Ahmad Hardy
They barely believed it either: Ahmad Hardy still on the board at pick 59. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Rasheem Biles
Somehow Rasheem Biles was still sitting there in pick No. 89, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Anthony Boswell
Anthony Boswell at the 127th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mateen Ibirogba in No. 152, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Maraad Watson
Maraad Watson at the 175th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay'Vion Cole
A straight-up fair deal on Jay'Vion Cole at Round 6, Pick 25, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick248 Rnd7 Sheridan Wilson
No drama and no debate, Sheridan Wilson went about where he belonged in pick No. 248. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.