Jcstevns'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jcstevns'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • Jcstevns DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DEN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bears: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bears started one anyway for Kobe Baynes, 25 picks ahead of schedule. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

On value alone, Singleton makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 25 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 60th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They let D'Angelo Ponds come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 30. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez slipping to slot 89 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at pick No. 108 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They robbed the room for Nicholas Singleton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
A wild overpay on Kobe Baynes in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zavion Thomas at No. 239 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci in pick No. 241 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.