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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Chuma Edoga
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

Nobody had J.J. Weaver this high, and it is not close. The Bears reached 113 spots to get him at the 235th overall pick.

They banked enough surplus on Mondon Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 10th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Fair-plus on Tyler Booker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyleik Williams in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick 46 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in slot 72 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Nice patience on Tez Johnson, who had no business lasting to No. 99. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 149th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the 197th pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They reached into another round for J.J. Weaver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at pick 242 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.