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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIA)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
Larceny in slot 200 lands the Bears a A-, McCord and all.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Kyle McCord, the No. 120 name on the board, sitting there at No. 200 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Drue Tranquill gives the group a proven body among the projects. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 31st pick they get a No. 1 receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at pick 39 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 9 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
A slide stopped in the 67th overall pick, with Azareye'h Thomas worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Donovan Jackson in pick No. 133, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 135 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in No. 200 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Circle this one: Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
They robbed the room for Kyle Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They took Ty Hamilton at par in the 240th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.