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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Neal: D. You could see the war room lean forward. Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 10 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The cost of the Colby reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Tate Ratledge
In slot 29 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick39
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
A big swing on JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 39, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick61
Rnd2
Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in No. 61 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in the 62nd overall pick, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63
Rnd2
Deone Walker
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in pick 63, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
They went early on Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 8, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94
Rnd3
Smael Mondon Jr.
They liked Smael Mondon Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the 132nd pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147
Rnd5
Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to the 147th overall pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148
Rnd5
Connor Colby
A real head-scratcher, Connor Colby in Round 5, Pick 11 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197
Rnd6
Seth McLaughlin
The board had cheaper options than Seth McLaughlin at pick No. 197, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233
Rnd7
Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 233rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.


















