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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Bears fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Williams pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Micah Parsons gives the group a proven body among the projects.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value.
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in slot 75, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at Round 4, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Good price on Sataoa Laumea in the 127th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in No. 186 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams slipping to pick 232 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.