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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Andrew Billings
DT
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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Robert Tonyan
TE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot, a good 36 spots before the room expected him. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

The Nabers value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 9th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at the 18th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick36 Rnd2 Malik Nabers
Circle this one: Malik Nabers at No. 36 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at slot 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in pick 122 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.