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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Donovan Jackson selection is the head-turner. The Bears reached 44 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Gordon II pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in slot 39 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 41st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 72 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They will replay Darius Alexander at No. 149 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe slid further than he should have, and No. 242 is lovely value for the tight end. A minor need, but a need all the same.