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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped James from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan James had no business being available in slot 235, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 10 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in slot 39, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 72 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 149th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
They robbed the room for Terrance Ferguson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jordan James
Jordan James at Round 7, Pick 17 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kobe King
You do not let a linebacker like Kobe King reach pick No. 242 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.