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  • Artteach DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Marquise Brown
WR
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Malik Hooker
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K.J. Osborn
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: A.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cornelius Johnson, Round 7, Pick 31, roughly 40 picks past where he belonged. Little to argue with here, and the A says so.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick6 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 6 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A clean, defensible pick in slot 47 with a little surplus value in Troy Fautanu. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jermaine Burton. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in No. 105 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at the 128th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson is a better player than pick 142 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at Round 6, Pick 8 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
A tidy little value on Francisco Mauigoa in pick No. 226, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 251st pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.