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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The war room fell hard for Keaten Wade, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 30: 144 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Winston Jr.. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Mason Graham at the 12th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Value said wait; Grey Zabel in pick 40 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors is a better player than Round 3, Pick 10 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 150 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 203rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 228 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick244 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They reached a country mile for Keaten Wade at Round 7, Pick 30, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.