Smurk'S MOCK DRAFT
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Smurk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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  • Smurk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Gracen Halton in pick 89, a good 39 spots before the room expected him. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Landing Lane that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In No. 25 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in slot 57 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
The board had Jacob Rodriguez higher than the 60th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gracen Halton this early at the 89th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Circle this one: Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 4, Pick 29 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon slipping to pick 239 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in Round 7, Pick 25 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.