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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Ransom from sliding. Grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Lathan Ransom at No. 148 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 10th pick they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No edge and no loss on Tyler Booker in the 41st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 8 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 148 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jermari Harris at pick 233 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Good price on Teddye Buchanan in No. 240, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.