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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CHI)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (ATL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ATL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ATL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Singleton: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Nicholas Singleton at No. 203 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Zabel reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In slot 19 they get juice off the edge, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Armand Membou
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Armand Membou. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A wild overpay on Grey Zabel in the 43rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick52 Rnd2 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in No. 52 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Alfred Collins in Round 3, Pick 10, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They paid up for Jayden Higgins at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 150 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Somehow Nicholas Singleton was still sitting there in pick 203, and they pounced on premier running back value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 7, Pick 14 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at slot 244 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.