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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (IND)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Genard Avery
DE
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Morgan Fox
DE
Head Shot
Cooper Rush
QB
Head Shot
Michael Wilson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bears bet the future on Maye. The board says D.

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. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Powers-Johnson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Williams.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in Round 1, Pick 3, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick21 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick No. 21 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 34th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Powers-Johnson this early at slot 43. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They liked Michael Hall Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 75. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 104th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in No. 109 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A reach for Khyree Jackson in the 110th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick 153 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah Williams at Round 7, Pick 12. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader slipping to pick No. 251 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.