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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Bears steal Mondon Jr. and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 30, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
By-the-book stuff, Abdul Carter at pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in the 37th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Value with a capital V on Kenneth Grant in slot 40, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 71, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick142 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at No. 142 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in Round 7, Pick 16 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 246th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.