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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
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Singleton should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nicholas Singleton, No. 244, roughly 140 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Brailsford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 11 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They let Tate Ratledge come to them and pounced at No. 39. The roster fit checks out.
Pick42 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
Value said wait; Parker Brailsford in Round 3, Pick 9 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 148th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
Nice patience on Gunnar Helm, who had no business lasting to slot 203. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick226 Rnd7 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in the 226th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at pick 244 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.