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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TEN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NO)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bryan Bresee
DT
Head Shot
Kevin Byard
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Verse: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Bears should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

Getting Verse where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The cost of the Powers-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 9 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 13 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in pick 46 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 69, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 108th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A premium they did not need to pay, Donovan Jackson a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nice patience on Max Melton, who had no business lasting to slot 128. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at No. 142 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ben Sinnott
A tight end of that caliber at pick 183 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
They paid a round early for Jalen Berger in the 226th pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.