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LOMBARDI'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2026

BEAR KNUCKLES

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Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CHI)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bears bet big and early on Dasan McCullough, 67 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Hecht at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, A.J. Haulcy at the 60th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 62, where Jacob Rodriguez graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
No drama and no debate, Ted Hurst went about where he belonged in the 89th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mason Reiger
Mason Reiger at No. 95 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht is a better player than slot 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They jumped the gun on DeMonte Capehart, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A reach for Kaleb Elarms-Orr in Round 5, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They liked VJ Payne enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 191. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They let Thaddeus Dixon come to them and pounced at pick No. 239. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
They paid a round early for Fa'alili Fa'amoe in pick 241, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dasan McCullough this early at slot 256. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.