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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD- FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bears to a B-.

The war room fell hard for Richard Jibunor, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 5: 117 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. On value alone, Egbuka makes the weekend a net positive. With running back, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Value with a capital V on Chop Robinson in pick No. 24, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the 53rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Princely Umanmielen. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in slot 95 leaves running back, cornerback and other spots for later.
Pick104 Rnd4 Graham Barton
They paid sticker price for Graham Barton in Round 4, Pick 4, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in slot 132 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 141 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
No drama and no debate, Gabe Hall went about where he belonged in pick No. 182. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Value said wait; Richard Jibunor in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.