Lamela1979'S MOCK DRAFT

Lamela1979'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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  • Lamela1979 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CHI)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Players traded away
Head Shot
D'Andre Swift
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Bears this weekend: C-.

Nobody had Will Kacmarek this high, and it is not close. The Bears reached 72 spots to get him at Round 7, Pick 25. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

Hall falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the 25th overall pick they get an enforcer at safety, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick57 Rnd2 Christen Miller
No drama and no debate, Christen Miller went about where he belonged in pick 57. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A wild overpay on Dani Dennis-Sutton in the 60th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
A tidy little value on Sam Hecht in pick No. 89, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in slot 112 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Demond Claiborne. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TJ Hall at Round 7, Pick 23. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
This one needs a full-page explanation: Will Kacmarek in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.