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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Craig Woodson
S California
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B.

Some picks age like wine; Gino Garcia at pick 240 will need to, sitting 65 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Warren pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick41 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No drama and no debate, Aireontae Ersery went about where he belonged in No. 41. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Alfred Collins reach the 72nd overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
They paid sticker price for Trevor Etienne in pick 148, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson at the 233rd pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick240 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia in Round 7, Pick 24 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.