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Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CHI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CHI)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Boubacar Traore at the Round 3 slot is 37 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
In the 29th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zion Young
They reached a country mile for Zion Young at the 61st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Boubacar Traore
A wild overpay on Boubacar Traore in Round 3, Pick 29, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ar'maj Reed-Adams. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Nothing to complain about; Max Iheanachor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cayden Lee
They liked Cayden Lee enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 238. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
They paid sticker price for Peyton Bowen in No. 245, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.