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RUN ON FEB 22, 2024

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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Bears finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bears took AJ Barner at the 143rd pick, roughly 60 spots before his name belonged. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Trotter Jr..

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in Round 2, Pick 20 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. slipping to pick 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at slot 84 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at No. 111 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Daijun Edwards
They went early on Daijun Edwards in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A real head-scratcher, Theo Johnson in the 123rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at No. 143 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.