Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the 87th overall pick: the Bears steal Sampson and grade out a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dylan Sampson, slot 87, roughly 44 picks past where he belonged. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Conerly Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, with Josh Conerly Jr. leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Nice patience on Kenneth Grant, who had no business lasting to pick No. 39. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in the 42nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou at No. 49 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at pick 72 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
You do not let a running back like Dylan Sampson reach the 87th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
They did well to land Chris Paul Jr. in slot 122, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.