The Bears went off the board in a big way for James Smith, 35 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. Toviano at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.