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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B-.

The Bears looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Drake Nugent at pick 75 regardless, 77 picks early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Melton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 1 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 9 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick75 Rnd3 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at No. 75 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Melton
A slide stopped in the 127th pick, with Max Melton worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They talked themselves into Layden Robinson at Round 5, Pick 10, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
No edge and no loss on Nathan Thomas in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 232 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.