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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (BAL)
TO PICK
 
Players Gained
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Blake Freeland
OT
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Alex Palczewski
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bears a B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jaylin Noel at slot 89 is 52 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That Majors pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 22 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Jackson in pick 39, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 41st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They let Xavier Watts come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 26. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at the 89th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick 120 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.