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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Bears let Scott fall and pounced. Final grade: A-. Thirty-one other rooms let Keionte Scott slide, and the Bears were the ones holding the card at the 99th overall pick. Highway robbery. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.
The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that.
Pick60
Rnd2
Lee Hunter
They paid sticker price for Lee Hunter in the 60th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92
Rnd3
Zakee Wheatley
They let Zakee Wheatley come to them and pounced at slot 92. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick99
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at the 99th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102
Rnd4
Caden Curry
By-the-book stuff, Caden Curry at pick No. 102 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117
Rnd4
Jalon Kilgore
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Quarterback needed the pick; a safety in Jalon Kilgore did not.
Pick119
Rnd4
Bryce Lance
They did well to land Bryce Lance in No. 119, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126
Rnd4
Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford is a better player than pick 126 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127
Rnd4
Michael Trigg
Nice patience on Michael Trigg, who had no business lasting to slot 127. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128
Rnd4
Skyler Gill-Howard
They paid a round early for Skyler Gill-Howard in the 128th pick, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130
Rnd4
Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in the 130th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131
Rnd4
Keylan Rutledge
A tidy bit of business in No. 131, where Keylan Rutledge graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jakobe Thomas
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jakobe Thomas at safety with quarterback open.
Pick133
Rnd4
Hezekiah Masses
A reasonable price with a little left over, Hezekiah Masses in pick 133. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135
Rnd4
CJ Daniels
Good price on CJ Daniels in Round 4, Pick 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144
Rnd5
Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151
Rnd5
Aaron Graves
They liked Aaron Graves enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 151. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156
Rnd5
Chase Roberts
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chase Roberts. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson slipping to Round 5, Pick 22 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172
Rnd5
Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at pick 172 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198
Rnd6
Josh Cameron
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Josh Cameron for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205
Rnd6
Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 205th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick208
Rnd6
Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the 208th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick239
Rnd7
Andre Fuller
Nothing to complain about; Andre Fuller went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick243
Rnd7
Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in pick No. 243 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244
Rnd7
Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 7, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.

































