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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Braxton Jones
OT
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Coleman Shelton
C
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Daniel Hardy
EDGE
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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Dionté Ruffin
CB
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Jonathan Owens
S
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Josh Blackwell
CB
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Larry Borom
OT
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Lucas Patrick
OG
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Tyler Scott
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC-
Williams is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ja'Tavion Sanders, Round 4, Pick 22, roughly 86 picks past where he belonged.

They will need Foster to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 2nd pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 9 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 17th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 35th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in pick No. 40 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Value said wait; Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 14 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ja'Tavion Sanders
You do not let a tight end like Ja'Tavion Sanders reach No. 122 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.