The real work happened on the phones. The Bears fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

They are betting Milton III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Cole Strange deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Bottom line, with Malik Nabers leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.