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  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Sanker from sliding. Grade: B-.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Bears to leave a draft.

Sanker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Reaching for Yarns left real value on the table behind him. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 10th pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 72nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jonas Sanker
Circle this one: Jonas Sanker at Round 5, Pick 10 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick233 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Howard Cross III at slot 233 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns at pick No. 240 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.