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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D. The tape said wait; the Bears did not. Trey Knox went at Round 5, Pick 7, a good 45 picks before the board was ready. It grades a D, and the process earned it.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Newton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Williams. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40
Rnd2
Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44
Rnd2
Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin is a better player than pick No. 44 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick52
Rnd2
Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in No. 52: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sedrick Van Pran in pick 67, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75
Rnd3
Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in Round 3, Pick 11 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77
Rnd3
Trey Benson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trey Benson at pick No. 77 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111
Rnd4
Josh Newton
You do not let a cornerback like Josh Newton reach No. 111 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123
Rnd4
Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at Round 4, Pick 23 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143
Rnd5
Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the 143rd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor need, but a need all the same.













