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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB-
The Bears got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-. The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bears reached some 47 spots for Malachi Lawrence, and value like that does not grow back. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Spending an early pick on safety with running back and quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Allen pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
A straight-up fair deal on Kayden McDonald at the 25th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick33
Rnd2
Caleb Banks
Fair-plus on Caleb Banks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 44th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62
Rnd2
CJ Allen
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, CJ Allen in pick No. 62, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89
Rnd3
Blake Miller
Value said wait; Blake Miller in slot 89 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90
Rnd3
Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103
Rnd4
Zachariah Branch
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zachariah Branch. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125
Rnd4
Davison Igbinosun
They reached into another round for Davison Igbinosun, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129
Rnd4
Jalen Stroman
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Running back and quarterback needed the pick; a safety in Jalen Stroman did not.
Pick130
Rnd4
Keylan Rutledge
Nothing to complain about; Keylan Rutledge went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
























