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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
DB Georgia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
KJ Jefferson
QB Arkansas
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Beau Brade
DB Maryland
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
DB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Ja'Marr Chase
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears won the night they stopped Clark from sliding. Grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. De'Corian Clark had no business being available in pick No. 225, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Bears indulged a want in Bullard while a need in interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots stayed open.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 4th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Javon Bullard
Of all the spots to shop, they chose defensive back. Javon Bullard in pick 17 leaves interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots for later.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
By-the-book stuff, Jack Sawyer at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Graham Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Graham Barton at pick No. 104, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 KJ Jefferson
A premium they did not need to pay, KJ Jefferson a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade slipping to Round 5, Pick 5 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ray Davis
Circle this one: Ray Davis at No. 182 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at slot 225 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.