AJR'S MOCK DRAFT
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AJR'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2026

Bears Draft

  • AJR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bears.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Keaten Wade, 38 picks early at the 241st pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They banked enough surplus on Wheatley to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 25 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick57 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They jumped the gun on Lee Hunter, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
You do not let a safety like Zakee Wheatley reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick129 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Good price on Demond Claiborne in the 129th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 163 with a little surplus value in Brenen Thompson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
By-the-book stuff, Tosh Baker at pick 239 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keaten Wade well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.