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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (KC)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureA
More right than wrong for the Bears, and a B to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with CJ West at No. 148, a reach of 41 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

On value alone, Johnson makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In No. 31 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 39 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Taking Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick 63 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to the 72nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 CJ West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone in the 233rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre at the 240th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.