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Draft Selections
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DET)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Head Shot
John Michael Schmitz Jr.
C
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueF NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with Tagovailoa: B-.

The Bears did not so much draft Taulia Tagovailoa as overpay for him, 236 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They have staked the next five years on Taulia Tagovailoa, which is the only story that really matters here. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Harris.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Taulia Tagovailoa
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick12 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In slot 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at the 37th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick54 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
They paid sticker price for Leonard Taylor III in No. 54, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They reached a country mile for Dominick Puni at the 68th pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A quiet steal in pick 69: Jermaine Burton for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A reach on MarShawn Lloyd in the 132nd pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 182, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick 225 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.