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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (PIT)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ATL)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
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D.J. Davidson
DT
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Cameron Heyward
DT
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Diontae Johnson
WR
Players traded away
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Justin Fields
QB
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Khalil Herbert
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a D-, for the Bears.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Bears shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. With edge rusher and linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Coleman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 20th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
No drama and no debate, Braden Fiske went about where he belonged in pick No. 53. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
You do not let a wide receiver like Keon Coleman reach the 75th overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zak Zinter at slot 114 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 19. Edge rusher and linebacker needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in No. 171 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.