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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (HOU)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Anderson Jr.
DE
Head Shot
Jesper Horsted
TE
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Cowing at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The McLaughlin pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Fair-plus on Jermaine Burton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in pick 105 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in the 130th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick142 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
The board had Mohamed Kamara higher than No. 142, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 8, where Jaylin Simpson graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kaimon Rucker
The board had cheaper options than Kaimon Rucker at the 212th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in pick No. 226 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.