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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CHI)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (SF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
A mixed bag for the Bears, and a C+ to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bears started one anyway for Thor Griffith, 271 picks ahead of schedule. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

However the rest shakes out, Nolen at that price is a win they earned. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

If Ashton Jeanty and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 14 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Luke Kandra
They reached into another round for Luke Kandra, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick45 Rnd2 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at pick No. 45, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick72 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Taking Donovan Ezeiruaku in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kitan Crawford
Kitan Crawford at the 148th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick227 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley at pick 227 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Beaux Collins
Beaux Collins in No. 232 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Monheim at the 233rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in slot 240, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.