Veece26'S MOCK DRAFT
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Veece26'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • Veece26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ryan Bates
OG
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Tyrique Stevenson
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bears to a C.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Bears shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

They will need Dennis-Sutton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That Price pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

If Dillon Thieneman and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the 29th pick they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A tidy bit of business in pick 49, where Anthony Hill Jr. graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at No. 57 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A reach on Daylen Everette in Round 3, Pick 2; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
No drama and no debate, Sam Hecht went about where he belonged in the 79th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Somehow Jadarian Price was still sitting there in slot 89, and they pounced on premier running back value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at pick No. 97 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaeden Roberts well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Fair-plus on Cole Payton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Eli Heidenreich in pick 239. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They liked De'Zhaun Stribling enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.