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Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Isaac Brown Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Isaac Brown
RB Louisville
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B-.

The Bears torched the value chart for Braylan Shelby, taking him 43 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They banked enough surplus on Cole to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Cole
Chris Cole at the 59th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Isaac Brown
Isaac Brown in the 90th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick154 Rnd5 Eli Bowen
No edge and no loss on Eli Bowen in pick 154; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick249 Rnd7 Braylan Shelby
A big swing on Braylan Shelby at Round 7, Pick 28, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.