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Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DET)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Players Gained
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
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Micah Parsons
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears let Kiser fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jack Kiser, pick No. 242, roughly 44 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The veteran additions, Micah Parsons chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 39 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick55 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Aireontae Ersery at the 55th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at pick 72. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board had Jayden Higgins higher than pick No. 85, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Fair-plus on Mason Taylor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at slot 174 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A quiet steal in the 198th pick: Jaylen Reed for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Taking Kyle Williams in Round 7, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the 242nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick246 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.