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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

McCaffrey has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 18 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A reasonable price with a little left over, T'Vondre Sweat in slot 49. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They did well to land Sedrick Van Pran in the 75th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A wild overpay on Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 108, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 22 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A quiet steal in the 129th pick: Elijah Jones for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.