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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureA+
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The Smith value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick4 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in pick 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kalen King
They took Kalen King at par in slot 46, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 68 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Nothing to complain about; Tory Horton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in the 104th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Tyleik Williams. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in the 132nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A quiet steal in No. 141: Nehemiah Pritchett for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
By-the-book stuff, Ajani Cornelius at pick No. 182 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at slot 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.