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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Boogie Basham
EDGE
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Tyler Boyd
WR
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Chase Brown
RB
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Tyler Linderbaum
C
Players traded away
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Aviante Collins
OT
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Daniel Hardy
EDGE
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Darnell Mooney
WR
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Darrynton Evans
RB
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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DeMarquis Gates
LB
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D'Onta Foreman
RB
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Dylan Cole
LB
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Equanimeous St. Brown
WR
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Joe Reed
WR
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Josh Blackwell
CB
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Justin Jones
DT
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Kendall Williamson
S
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Larry Borom
OT
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Lucas Patrick
OG
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Matt Farniok
OG
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Micah Baskerville
LB
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Nathan Peterman
QB
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Nsimba Webster
WR
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Rasheem Green
DE
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Robert Tonyan
TE
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Stephen Carlson
TE
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Travis Bell
DT
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Velus Jones Jr.
WR
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Bears, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

The Rice reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Williams is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 9th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick No. 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the 52nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at pick 71 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A tidy little value on Blake Fisher in slot 75, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brenden Rice well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Cole Bishop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 James Williams
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. James Williams in slot 122 leaves running back, cornerback and other spots for later.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.