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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (GB)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dennis Daley
OG
Head Shot
Brenton Strange
TE
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a A-, for the Bears.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That Sweat pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
They did well to land Michael Penix Jr. in pick 14, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick25 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham slipping to slot 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In No. 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Value with a capital V on Jordan Morgan in the 45th overall pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick48 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
They paid up for Adisa Isaac at Round 2, Pick 16 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
No drama and no debate, Zach Frazier went about where he belonged in pick No. 58. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at the 71st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 75 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T'Vondre Sweat in No. 96, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen Coker. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylan Ford at the 225th overall pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.