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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Kiser fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Jack Kiser, the No. 203 name on the board, sitting there at pick 235 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach slot 39 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
No drama and no debate, Kaleb Johnson went about where he belonged in No. 41. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They reached into another round for Tez Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick149 Rnd5 Robert Spears-Jennings
Fair-plus on Robert Spears-Jennings, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 197, where Dont'e Thornton Jr. graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jack Kiser in the 235th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A straight-up fair deal on Jake Briningstool at pick 242, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.