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RUN ON JAN 30, 2024

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  • butkus68 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CHI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PHI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Barnett
EDGE
Head Shot
Keion White
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears let Sainristil fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Bears should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Getting Sainristil where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Reaching for Glaze left real value on the table behind him. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 3 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 12th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick 50 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at No. 68, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brenden Rice in pick No. 75. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 22. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick146 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
Delmar Glaze in No. 146 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in the 181st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick243 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They robbed the room for Taulia Tagovailoa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.