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Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CHI)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CHI)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CHI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Alec Anderson
OT
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Jaylon Moore
OG
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Alijah Vera-Tucker
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Bears turned the phones into found money: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bears reached some 69 spots for Dasan McCullough, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Kilgore. The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In pick No. 31 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They did well to land Dillon Thieneman in No. 34, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez slid further than he should have, and the 60th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in the 77th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Circle this one: Domonique Orange at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Fair-plus on Logan Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 129 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Will Lee III
A slide stopped in slot 143, with Will Lee III worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick154 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A tidy bit of business in the 154th overall pick, where CJ Daniels graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Value with a capital V on Keagen Trost in pick 195, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 217th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick221 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A real head-scratcher, Diego Pavia in No. 221 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick226 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
They let Le'Veon Moss come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 10. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
They went early on John Michael Gyllenborg in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than Round 7, Pick 23, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci in No. 241 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kalil Alexander this early at pick 246. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
They reached into another round for Dasan McCullough, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.