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  • aarg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CHI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (KC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Alex Leatherwood
OT
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The Bears bet big and early on Gino Garcia, 45 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The Thornton Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at the 39th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick55 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A tidy little value on Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A tidy bit of business in No. 72, where Dylan Sampson graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Logan Brown
They paid up for Logan Brown at slot 135 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at the 139th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at Round 5, Pick 10 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Lachey. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick197 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 215th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at the 235th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick242 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in slot 242 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.