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  • lou1978 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ Harvey
CB San Jose State
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Monroe Mills
OT Louisville
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CHI)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (KC)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ Harvey
CB San Jose State
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Monroe Mills
OT Louisville
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Players Gained
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Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Larceny in No. 252 lands the Bears a B, Grimes and all.

Call it larceny. Tony Grimes sat on the board until the 252nd pick, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Nwankpa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 16th overall pick they get a three-down runner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Cayden Green
A tidy little value on Cayden Green in the 57th pick, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Aaron Graves
A quiet steal in No. 93: Aaron Graves for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey at pick 118 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills in Round 4, Pick 27 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They paid up for Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick194 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss in slot 194 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 PJ Williams
Good price on PJ Williams in slot 229, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
A straight-up fair deal on Jamari Lyons at No. 248, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Tony Grimes in the 252nd overall pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.