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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CHI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Trey Lance
QB
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Andrew Thomas
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. However the rest shakes out, Jackson at that price is a win they earned.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end it comes back to Jayden Daniels, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Daniels at the 9th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat slipping to No. 56 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
The board had cheaper options than Sedrick Van Pran at pick 62, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green is a better player than slot 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 30 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 113 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick122 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in slot 122 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick165 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
By-the-book stuff, Walter Rouse at No. 165 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A reach for Frank Gore Jr. in the 218th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.