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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD+
Grand theft in No. 197: the Bears steal Bowman Jr. and grade out a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Billy Bowman Jr., the No. 121 name on the board, stolen at the 197th overall pick.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 39 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josaiah Stewart. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 76 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jay Higgins in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nice patience on Dont'e Thornton Jr., who had no business lasting to the 195th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at No. 197 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick235 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson is a better player than the 235th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick242 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A straight-up fair deal on Ty Hamilton at Round 7, Pick 24, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.