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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bears: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Elijah Roberts, 32 picks early at the 148th overall pick.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Loveland. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
A tidy little value on Kelvin Banks Jr. in pick 10, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick39 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 39, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick41 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Value with a capital V on Colston Loveland in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in slot 72 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A big swing on Elijah Roberts at Round 5, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold at the 233rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick240 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
Fair-plus on Fadil Diggs, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.