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gp'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • gp DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Brandel
OG
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Haulcy: A-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how A.J. Haulcy got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at the Round 3 slot. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
Joshua Josephs in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in pick 57 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at No. 89 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at the 97th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at slot 129 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
They will replay Dallen Bentley at Round 7, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in the 241st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.