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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (JAX)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: C-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. On value alone, Lassiter makes the weekend a net positive.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 17 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
You do not let an offensive lineman like Amarius Mims reach the 48th pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
They barely believed it either: Kamari Lassiter still on the board at No. 58. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
No edge and no loss on Jalen McMillan in slot 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 195th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.