Druneave3'S MOCK DRAFT
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Druneave3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2026

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  • Druneave3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Brandon Cleveland Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brandon Cleveland
DE NC State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B-.

The Bears bet big and early on Brandon Cleveland, 86 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 R Mason Thomas
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing A.J. Haulcy in slot 57. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick60 Rnd2 Keylan Rutledge
Value said wait; Keylan Rutledge in pick 60 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange is a better player than pick No. 89 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slipping to the 129th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Brandon Cleveland
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brandon Cleveland well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in pick 241 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.