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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
A.J. Terrell
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears found their guy under center in Williams: A-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sturdivant.

The cost of the Powers-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Caleb Williams and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 4 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 8 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
The board had Emeka Egbuka higher than the Round 2 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 72nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
The board had cheaper options than Adisa Isaac at No. 104, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They paid sticker price for Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 132nd overall pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A straight-up fair deal on Cole Bishop at Round 5, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
Circle this one: J. Michael Sturdivant at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Korey Foreman at No. 225. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.