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Navylifer3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

'26 BEARS DRAFT3

  • Navylifer3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. VJ Payne went at the 129th pick, a good 72 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Hill Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slipping to Round 1, Pick 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Christen Miller
No edge and no loss on Christen Miller in the 57th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick60 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 60 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keylan Rutledge in No. 89. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 VJ Payne
A wild overpay on VJ Payne in pick No. 129, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick239 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They took Noah Whittington at par in pick 239, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery is a better player than slot 241 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.