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RUN ON JUN 24, 2024

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  • QBPURGATORY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CHI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (BAL)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Evan Stewart
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Rucker fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kaimon Rucker, the No. 62 name on the board, in pick 210.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Foster has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Taking Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 33 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at No. 85 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in slot 94 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Steal is underselling it; Ajani Cornelius at pick 110 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They barely believed it either: Anthony Belton still on the board at the 116th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They liked Bryce Foster enough to skip the value, taking him in the 148th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
A safety of that caliber at the 180th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at pick No. 182 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
You do not let an edge rusher like Kaimon Rucker reach No. 210 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.