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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
James Smith-Williams
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The Bears found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: C+.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

They are betting Rice proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

So much rides on Michael Penix Jr. that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 9th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 11 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in pick 23, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in Round 3, Pick 11 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They reached a country mile for Brenden Rice at pick No. 78, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Erick All
Erick All in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 139 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.