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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Robbie Ouzts, 35 picks early at Round 7, Pick 24.

Nelson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In slot 10 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy little value on Omarion Hampton in pick 39, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They liked JT Tuimoloau enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 41. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach for Donovan Jackson in the 72nd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant is a better player than the 149th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in Round 6, Pick 19 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker in the 235th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick242 Rnd7 Robbie Ouzts
A big swing on Robbie Ouzts at the 242nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.