Rocy2026'S MOCK DRAFT
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Rocy2026'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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  • Rocy2026 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Thieneman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dillon Thieneman had no business being available in No. 57, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If Moore pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Circle this one: Dillon Thieneman at slot 57 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick89 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore at the 89th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They paid a round early for Gracen Halton in pick No. 129, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
No drama and no debate, Bryce Boettcher went about where he belonged in No. 163. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
No edge and no loss on Eli Heidenreich in pick 239; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher slipping to the 241st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.