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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Pegues: B.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: JJ Pegues, the No. 187 name on the board, in slot 240.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 10 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
No edge and no loss on T.J. Sanders in pick No. 39; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A tidy little value on T.J. Sanders in Round 2, Pick 9, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick 72 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Circle this one: Anthony Belton at the 148th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like JJ Pegues reach slot 240 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.