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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Frankie Luvu
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

With edge rusher and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. They are betting Hopper proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They took Xavier Worthy at par in slot 36, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They paid sticker price for Javon Bullard in Round 3, Pick 1, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in pick 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 75th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 103 on Jaden Hicks with edge rusher and running back unsolved.
Pick111 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at pick 111 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 143 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Erick All
Erick All at the 224th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.