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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureC
The Bears let Knight Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B. The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 32 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
They are betting Pierce proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In the 25th pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in No. 39. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 44 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick54
Rnd2
Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick No. 54 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick56
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick62
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
A slide stopped in the 64th overall pick, with Aireontae Ersery worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick65
Rnd3
Kaleb Johnson
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at pick 65 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66
Rnd3
Ashton Gillotte
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 2 with a little surplus value in Ashton Gillotte. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72
Rnd3
Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in slot 72 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 87th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89
Rnd3
Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in pick 89, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick147
Rnd5
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the 147th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193
Rnd6
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209
Rnd6
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick No. 209 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232
Rnd7
Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 232 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233
Rnd7
Trey Amos
They barely believed it either: Trey Amos still on the board at No. 233. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240
Rnd7
Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248
Rnd7
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Taking Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick 248 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.






















