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RUN ON MAY 21, 2024

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  • QBPURGATORY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (CHI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 5 (CHI)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 6 (CHI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CHI)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Oregon State
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CHI)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (CHI)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BUF)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 5 (NE)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (BUF)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Oregon State
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB
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Andrew Billings
DT
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Braxton Jones
OT
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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Dominique Robinson
EDGE
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Gerald Everett
TE
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Greg Stroman Jr.
CB
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Jack Sanborn
LB
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Jake Curhan
OT
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Ja'Tyre Carter
OG
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Josh Blackwell
CB
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Kevin Byard
S
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Khalil Herbert
RB
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Kyler Gordon
CB
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Larry Borom
OT
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Marcedes Lewis
TE
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Micah Baskerville
LB
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Stephen Carlson
TE
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Teven Jenkins
OG
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Travis Homer
RB
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Trestan Ebner
RB
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureC
Grand theft in the 97th pick: the Bears steal Rucker and grade out a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The Rucker pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 13 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A tidy little value on Kenneth Grant in the 35th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emery Jones
Emery Jones slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Booker at pick 45. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick56 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They robbed the room for Isaiah Bond here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick67 Rnd3 Bryson Nesbit
A slide stopped in the 67th overall pick, with Bryson Nesbit worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to pick No. 73. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
The board fumbled Tate Ratledge all the way to the 88th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
Somehow Kaimon Rucker was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 1, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick 99 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at slot 105 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A tidy bit of business in No. 120, where Trey Zuhn III graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick131 Rnd5 Noah Fifita
A quarterback of that caliber at the 131st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They let Jaydn Ott come to them and pounced at the 137th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Aubrey Burks
Aubrey Burks at No. 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick169 Rnd6 Fentrell Cypress II
By-the-book stuff, Fentrell Cypress II at Round 6, Pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 DJ Uiagalelei
DJ Uiagalelei at pick No. 184 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
They read the board right and Bru McCoy was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre at pick 195 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Stacking talent where they were already deep.