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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
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Trent Brown
OT
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Jamaree Salyer
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bears.

The Bears treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Eric Gregory a full 37 spots early.

That Nelson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 22 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Restrepo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in slot 149 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Steal is underselling it; Jack Nelson at Round 5, Pick 20 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They read the board right and JJ Pegues was the payoff at pick No. 197. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
They reached into another round for Eric Gregory, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.