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Draft Selections
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Kain Medrano Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kain Medrano
LB UCLA
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAC)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Alt
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kain Medrano at the 233rd pick, a reach of 80 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

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

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A wild overpay on Darien Porter in Round 2, Pick 7, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They reached into another round for Jayden Higgins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick No. 72 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kain Medrano
Kain Medrano at No. 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Travis well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.