KickDerButkus51'S MOCK DRAFT
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KickDerButkus51'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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  • KickDerButkus51 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TEN)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Players traded away
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Cole Kmet
TE
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DJ Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears let Price fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Bears shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Price. The cost of the Cisse reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 25 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
A reach for Brandon Cisse in slot 35; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A reach on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter at Round 3, Pick 2 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Steal is underselling it; Jadarian Price at the 89th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They liked Zachariah Branch enough to skip the value, taking him in the 101st overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Eli Raridon. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Nwankpa. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker in pick 238 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
No drama and no debate, Rueben Owens II went about where he belonged in No. 239. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Hall at the 241st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.