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AbeHickock'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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  • AbeHickock DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CHI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Enrique Cruz Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Enrique Cruz Jr.
OT Kansas
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Head Shot
Alex Palczewski
OT
Head Shot
Ryan Van Demark
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bears.

The Bears treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 241 on Enrique Cruz Jr. a full 53 spots early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, Golday at that price is a win they earned. The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board had Emmanuel McNeil-Warren higher than pick No. 60, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They liked Jacob Rodriguez enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 67. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
A wild overpay on Mike Washington Jr. in the 89th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They robbed the room for Jake Golday here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence in slot 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A reach for Gracen Halton in pick 126; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Bud Clark in the Round 4 slot leaves quarterback for later.
Pick138 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in Round 4, Pick 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Proctor at pick No. 163 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A conviction pick on Eli Heidenreich at the 228th pick that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They took Charles Demmings at par in No. 239, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Enrique Cruz Jr.
They talked themselves into Enrique Cruz Jr. at slot 241, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
Value said wait; J. Michael Sturdivant in the 255th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.