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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 197: the Bears steal Skattebo and grade out a B+.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cam Skattebo, the No. 113 name on the board, in the 197th overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Mays pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
They paid a round early for Mykel Williams in the Round 1 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board had Tate Ratledge higher than No. 39, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Xavier Watts in pick No. 72, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 147 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 197th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cooper Mays this early at slot 233. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Reed at the 244th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.