You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Van Pran pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

That Gentry pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.