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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Cam Robinson
OT
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Tyree Wilson
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kaleb Johnson got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at the 72nd overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting Walker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Deone Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Deone Walker in Round 2, Pick 7, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 44 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick 68 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the 73rd pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They did well to land Jake Majors in slot 97, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Skattebo at the 107th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 138 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They talked themselves into Connor Colby at Round 5, Pick 10, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in No. 197 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
They will replay Jonah Monheim at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A reach on Luke Lachey in the 244th pick; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.