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  • kdeselms DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Johnson: B.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 51 name on the board, in the 148th overall pick.

Reaching for Caldwell left real value on the table behind him. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 11 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tate Ratledge at No. 39. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malaki Starks at pick No. 42 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at the 148th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A big swing on Luke Lachey at the 226th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at Round 7, Pick 30 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.