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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Watts from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Xavier Watts slides to slot 72, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 10 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Nice patience on Omarion Hampton, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 9. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 72nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 148 is lovely value for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They took Isaac TeSlaa at par in No. 233, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
They read the board right and Phil Mafah was the payoff at the 240th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.