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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Stokes
CB
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a D for the Bears.

Somebody took the Bears to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Berger.

If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 9 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 27 they get a bendy edge with upside, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In No. 30 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They paid up for Graham Barton at the 41st pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick62 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 75th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 93 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in No. 123 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
They jumped the gun on Theo Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
The board fumbled Jalen Berger all the way to pick 248, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.