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  • kdeselms DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LV)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B- weekend for the Bears.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. Tanor Bortolini went at slot 122, a good 67 picks before the board was ready.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
A reasonable price with a little left over, Joe Alt in the 9th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
A real head-scratcher, Tanor Bortolini in the 122nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Solomon Byrd. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.