Pateaustin'S MOCK DRAFT
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Pateaustin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

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  • Pateaustin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CHI)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tylan Grable
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. Eric Gentry went at the Round 6 slot, a good 54 picks before the board was ready.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The McNeil-Warren value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The Kilgore pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 29th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A premium they did not need to pay, Lee Hunter a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick 90 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to the 91st pick, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick93 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
A real head-scratcher, Malachi Lawrence in Round 3, Pick 29 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A curious use of slot 106. Quarterback needed the pick; a safety in Jalon Kilgore did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at Round 4, Pick 29 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sam Roush
They paid sticker price for Sam Roush in pick 150, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick163 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson at No. 163 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
They talked themselves into Eric Gentry at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
They took Ricardo Hallman at par in slot 239, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Micah Morris. It patches a soft spot without any drama.