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Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Gabe Jacas at the Round 2 slot is 40 spots clear of where he belonged.

The Dixon pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at pick 57 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drew Shelton. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at No. 129 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at Round 5, Pick 25 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Taking Thaddeus Dixon in the 239th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at slot 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.