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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
C
ValueF
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bears, and a C to match. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Braylan Shelby at the 131st overall pick is 89 spots clear of where he belonged.
That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wheatley falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Austin Siereveld
In No. 23 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56
Rnd2
Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas at the 56th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87
Rnd3
Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick No. 87 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131
Rnd4
Braylan Shelby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braylan Shelby well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163
Rnd5
Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236
Rnd7
Jordan Castell
Jordan Castell at slot 236 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238
Rnd7
Alex Birchmeier
Alex Birchmeier at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.







