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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Warren should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B+.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Tyler Warren, the No. 17 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 3 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The Hamilton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 10 with a little surplus value in Abdul Carter. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Josh Simmons
Taking Josh Simmons in Round 2, Pick 7 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
They took Quinshon Judkins at par in No. 63, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 66th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 72nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Circle this one: Tai Felton at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King at slot 148 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They reached a country mile for Ty Hamilton at pick 226, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 233rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in pick No. 240 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley at pick 251 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.