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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB+
Good, not great, for the Bears: B+.

The Bears clearly saw something nobody else did in Zakhari Franklin, taking him 106 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Landing Fitzgerald that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 10 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 49 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They let Kaleb Johnson come to them and pounced at pick No. 55. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They took Jake Majors at par in Round 3, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at slot 117 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
You do not let a specialist like Ryan Fitzgerald reach No. 193 and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
They will replay Jonah Monheim at pick No. 233 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at the 240th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.