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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA+
Bailey should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a A-. This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Emani Bailey, the No. 209 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 28. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick18
Rnd1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 18th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34
Rnd2
Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick No. 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick39
Rnd2
J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 39th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick56
Rnd2
Roman Wilson
The board had Roman Wilson higher than slot 56, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68
Rnd3
Devontez Walker
Good price on Devontez Walker in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75
Rnd3
Christian Haynes
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Haynes in No. 75. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80
Rnd3
Michael Hall Jr.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Hall Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105
Rnd4
Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in the 105th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109
Rnd4
Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at Round 4, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121
Rnd4
Renardo Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Renardo Green at the Round 4 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick140
Rnd5
Chau Smith-Wade
A clean, defensible pick in the 140th pick with a little surplus value in Chau Smith-Wade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159
Rnd5
Tommy Eichenberg
A slide stopped in pick No. 159, with Tommy Eichenberg worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in No. 173 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237
Rnd7
Eric Watts
They robbed the room for Eric Watts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248
Rnd7
Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey in slot 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.


















