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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Bassa: B-.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 124 name on the board, in No. 244. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Every board in the league had Slackman lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They jumped the gun on Xavier Watts, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jake Majors
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Majors. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick146 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 146th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Foster at Round 6, Pick 27, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick228 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
A real head-scratcher, Joey Slackman in the 228th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.