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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Catalon
DB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A passer of the future in Maye, and a D+, for the Bears.

The Bears lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Powers-Johnson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
No drama and no debate, Drake Maye went about where he belonged in the Round 1 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A straight-up fair deal on Olumuyiwa Fashanu at No. 6, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at slot 35. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 38th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick39 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick No. 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They talked themselves into Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 68th pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell is a better player than pick 104 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in Round 4, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They paid a round early for Malachi Moore in Round 5, Pick 5, more than the board wanted. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 182 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Nothing to complain about; Jalen Catalon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.