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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Billings
DT
Head Shot
Braxton Jones
OT
Head Shot
Chase Allen
TE
Head Shot
Cody Whitehair
OG
Head Shot
DeMarcus Walker
DE
Head Shot
Equanimeous St. Brown
WR
Head Shot
Lucas Patrick
OG
Head Shot
Marcedes Lewis
TE
Head Shot
Robert Tonyan
TE
Head Shot
Velus Jones Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureF
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a C.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: DJ James, the Round 4 slot, roughly 69 picks past where he belonged. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here. Reaching for Taylor III left real value on the table behind him. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick14 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 14 they get a seam-stretching tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick No. 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick36 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 36 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Value said wait; Brenden Rice in the 67th overall pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick 78 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ James
They robbed the room for DJ James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.