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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dontay Corleone
DL Cincinnati
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NO)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NO)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Players Gained
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Royce Newman
OG
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Chris Olave
WR
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D.J. Reed
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end it comes back to Dallas Turner, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 16 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A tidy bit of business in No. 41, where Nate Wiggins graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in pick 48. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at the 69th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They read the board right and Blake Fisher was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Jamon Dumas-Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cade Stover
Cade Stover slipping to the 142nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick219 Rnd6 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker in Round 6, Pick 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson at No. 226 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.