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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
Zvada should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bears watched Dominic Zvada slide 138 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They will need McLaughlin to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in slot 30. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than Round 2, Pick 7 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick41 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 55th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 72nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick107 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 107 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick 147 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A premium they did not need to pay, Miles Frazier a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick233 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They will replay Dominic Zvada at Round 7, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.