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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (JAX)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (JAX)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Demario Davis
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
A passer of the future in Maye, and a D+, for the Bears.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. The cost of the Robinson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Williams pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 4 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Verse. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in No. 35 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick43 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at pick No. 43 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in pick 45, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A reach for Malachi Corley in the 71st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 10, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Value said wait; Audric Estime in the 79th overall pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick96 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at No. 96 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 James Williams
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots still to address, they spent the 114th pick on James Williams, a safety they were not short of.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 122 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.