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  • KOOLaid Man DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (SF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Mondon Jr. should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at pick 197.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Simpkins III reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in pick 39. The roster fit checks out.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They paid up for JT Tuimoloau at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in the 72nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 4, Pick 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Lathan Ransom in slot 149, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick189 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They liked Luke Lachey enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 189. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick197 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 197 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne at pick No. 235 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They paid a round early for Torricelli Simpkins III in the 242nd overall pick, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.