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RUN ON JAN 26, 2024

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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CHI)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jordan Travis in pick No. 110, a good 22 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That Hardy pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 5th pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 13 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 37th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 12 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brenden Rice. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in slot 75 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in pick 110 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No edge and no loss on Braelon Allen in the 146th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 186 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Daequan Hardy at the 232nd overall pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reasonable price with a little left over, Joshua Cephus in slot 234. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.