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Chicago Bears
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: A-.
by CoachMeyer ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bears started one anyway for McKade Mettauer, 40 picks ahead of schedule.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Restrepo pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
In the end it comes back to Terrion Arnold, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 26 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
A tidy little value on JT Tuimoloau in the 36th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They let Kingsley Suamataia come to them and pounced at pick No. 75. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Braden Fiske in slot 90 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Malachi Corley at Round 4, Pick 5 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
They did well to land Blake Fisher in No. 110, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No edge and no loss on Drake Nugent in Round 4, Pick 27; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid sticker price for Jordan Travis in slot 141, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaheim Bell in No. 146. A minor itch, scratched.
No drama and no debate, Theo Wease Jr. went about where he belonged in pick No. 173. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board had cheaper options than Christian Jones at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach on Jaylen Harrell in the 175th overall pick; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A big swing on Jase McClellan at pick 177, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Steve Linton at the 186th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They jumped the gun on Tatum Bethune, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A premium they did not need to pay, Akheem Mesidor a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A real head-scratcher, McKade Mettauer in slot 232 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 17. A need, and now a little less of one.
By-the-book stuff, Evan Williams at pick 241 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Xavier Restrepo at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.