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gp'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • gp DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Slaughter should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in slot 89 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Llewellyn reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In pick No. 26 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Circle this one: Dillon Thieneman at slot 57 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick60 Rnd2 Blake Miller
They let Blake Miller come to them and pounced at the 60th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at No. 89. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn in pick 129 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They will replay Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman is a better player than the 241st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.