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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CHI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CHI)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CHI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CHI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Ben DiNucci
QB
Head Shot
Austin Hooper
TE
Head Shot
Scott Matlock
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dylan Cole
LB
Head Shot
Justin Jones
DT
Head Shot
Lucas Patrick
OG
Head Shot
Nathan Peterman
QB
Head Shot
Travis Bell
DT
Head Shot
Velus Jones Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Flournoy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

On value alone, Puni makes the weekend a net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 9 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the 40th pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
The board had Javon Bullard higher than pick No. 75, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in No. 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They paid sticker price for Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in pick 116, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Taking Dominick Puni in the 123rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142 Rnd5 Will Shipley
A slide stopped in pick No. 142, with Will Shipley worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A reach on Austin Booker in pick 143; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 147th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in slot 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They let Trey Knox come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 21. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Myles Jones
They liked Myles Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in the 205th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at No. 206 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 6, Pick 32 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Somehow Omar Speights was still sitting there in pick 226, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nathaniel Watson at the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Thomas at the 254th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in the 257th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.