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    Bears
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kyle Kennard
DE South Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bears watched Chris Paul Jr. slide 81 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 9 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board had Malaki Starks higher than pick No. 35, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board fumbled Omarion Hampton all the way to pick 41, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 73rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kyle Kennard
Somehow Kyle Kennard was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at slot 203. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 Addison West
Addison West at pick No. 226 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Circle this one: Jared Wilson at the 244th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.