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RUN ON JAN 20, 2026

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1.20.2026

  • Grover36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CHI)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CHI)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
E.J. Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
E.J. Williams Jr.
WR Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bears.

The Bears did not so much draft E.J. Williams Jr. as overpay for him, 88 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Reese that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 25 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick 60 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick91 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Julian Neal at Round 3, Pick 27 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They took Logan Jones at par in slot 129, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Nwankpa at No. 163, value and slot in agreement. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick166 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at the 166th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 PJ Williams
No drama and no debate, PJ Williams went about where he belonged in the 220th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the 239th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 E.J. Williams Jr.
They talked themselves into E.J. Williams Jr. at slot 241, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.