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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CHI)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a D-, for the Bears.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. They banked enough surplus on Singer to cover a lot of smaller sins.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick10 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
By-the-book stuff, Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick No. 10 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in the 41st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at the 74th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Taking Michael Hall Jr. in No. 110 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Melton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Melton in slot 126. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 James Williams
They let James Williams come to them and pounced at pick 146. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Theo Wease
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 11: Theo Wease for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 McCallan Castles
Circle this one: McCallan Castles at slot 188 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer in pick 231 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.