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RUN ON JUL 23, 2025

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CHI)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bears, and a B- to prove it.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bears spent No. 126 on Patrick Payton, a name the board had a full 56 spots lower.

It is not that Clark is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first. However the rest shakes out, Downs at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 16th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick48 Rnd2 Makhi Hughes
A straight-up fair deal on Makhi Hughes at pick No. 48, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Bud Clark
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Bud Clark while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 126 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryce Foster. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 James Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Williams this early at the 194th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.