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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Draft Picks Received
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at the 197th overall pick. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Every board in the league had Rivers lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 10 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at No. 72 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 23 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 147 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 197th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Nick Nash
A reach for Nick Nash in pick 233; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Rivers
A wild overpay on Jalen Rivers in No. 244, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.