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Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bears.

You build a draft on nights like this. Treydan Stukes had no business being available in pick No. 111, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Randall to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In slot 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick No. 60 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick62 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Anthony Hill Jr. reach pick 62 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in Round 3, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Steal is underselling it; Treydan Stukes at pick No. 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Proctor. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
A clean, defensible pick in No. 170 with a little surplus value in Caleb Douglas. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
John Michael Gyllenborg in the 239th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Adam Randall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Adam Randall this early at the Round 7 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
By-the-book stuff, Nolan Rucci at slot 256 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.