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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TEN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players Gained
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Arden Key
LB
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Greg Van Roten
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA+
The Bears let Edwards fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Donovan Edwards at pick No. 235 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Every board in the league had Garcia lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Armand Membou
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 7 with a little surplus value in Armand Membou. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in the 41st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
The board had Isaiah Bond higher than the Round 3 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A tidy little value on Quinshon Judkins in No. 76, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at slot 85 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Lathan Ransom at pick 121. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick142 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Somehow Joshua Farmer was still sitting there in the 142nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
The board fumbled Anthony Belton all the way to pick No. 149, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing JJ Pegues in the 197th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Circle this one: Donovan Edwards at the 235th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They reached a country mile for Gino Garcia at No. 242, and the board is aghast. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.