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  • DKDan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Monangai: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kyle Monangai, slot 235, roughly 38 picks past where he belonged.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kelvin Banks Jr. in the 10th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick39 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
By-the-book stuff, Benjamin Morrison at No. 41 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
A straight-up fair deal on Zy Alexander at pick 72, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at slot 149 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kyle Monangai in pick No. 235, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cody Lindenberg. It fills a real need, too.