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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CHI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CLE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Eku Leota
LB
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Coleman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
No edge and no loss on Caleb Williams in Round 1, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 14 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A tidy bit of business in No. 36, where Keon Coleman graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
No drama and no debate, Bucky Irving went about where he belonged in pick 86. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 102nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 103rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in slot 111 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A straight-up fair deal on Jaheim Bell at the 143rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick 174 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.