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  • cliford DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: D-.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for Tommy Eichenberg, 58 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Everything downstream of Michael Penix Jr. depends on Michael Penix Jr., and the building knows it.

Spending an early pick on defensive back with interior defensive lineman and cornerback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 1 they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In slot 8 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
The board had cheaper options than Ladd McConkey at Round 2, Pick 8, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick 68 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in No. 72 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Khyree Jackson adds a defensive back and leaves interior defensive lineman and cornerback untouched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at slot 141 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at pick No. 182 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. It fills a real need, too.