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RUN ON MAR 30, 2024

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players traded away
Head Shot
Khalil Herbert
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B weekend for the Bears.

The Bears looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 122 regardless, 65 picks early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

J.J. McCarthy is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Getting Bullock where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 2nd overall pick they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 16 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 36 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A clean, defensible pick in pick 75 with a little surplus value in Patrick Paul. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A wild overpay on Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in slot 81 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
The board fumbled Calen Bullock all the way to slot 102, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A reach for Ben Sinnott in the 118th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at Round 4, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.