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kickDerButkus51'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 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
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Gibbens
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Bears fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Jack Gibbens gives the group a proven body among the projects.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 25th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They took Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at par in Round 2, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick89 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
No drama and no debate, Eli Raridon went about where he belonged in the 125th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Eric Rivers
No edge and no loss on Eric Rivers in pick No. 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Nwankpa at No. 163, value and slot in agreement. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
A clean, defensible pick in pick 239 with a little surplus value in Ricardo Hallman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
They paid sticker price for Rueben Owens II in slot 241, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.