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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Skattebo should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at the 148th pick.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Tuimoloau pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 10 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at No. 39 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in the 41st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick72 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 72 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
They barely believed it either: Kyle Williams still on the board at the 233rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker in pick 240 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.