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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NO)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Alex Forsyth
C
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Luke Fortner
C
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Riley Moss
CB
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Trevor Penning
OT
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JL Skinner
S
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Alontae Taylor
CB
Players traded away
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears bet the future on Maye. The board says D.

The Bears lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Put together, it is a D.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Every board in the league had Travis lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Jordan steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 9 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In slot 17 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A big swing on Jordan Travis at the 110th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 122nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
You do not let a running back like Jawhar Jordan reach Round 7, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.