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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Ransom from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Lathan Ransom slides to the Round 5 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Every board in the league had McWilliams lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a red-zone target to build around. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Value with a capital V on Omarion Hampton in pick 39, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 41 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in slot 72 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick233 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They paid a round early for Mac McWilliams in No. 233, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac TeSlaa. It fills a real need, too.