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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bears came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

The Fuaga steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Walker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, with Taliese Fuaga leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 9 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 29 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They paid a round early for Devontez Walker in slot 61, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 11; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in the 122nd overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.