Pigskinjunkie!'S MOCK DRAFT
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Pigskinjunkie!'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears robbed the room for McDonald. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Kayden McDonald sat on the board until pick No. 57, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Young reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Zion Young
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in the 57th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in pick No. 89 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jacob Rodriguez. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in pick 164 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at No. 239 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in the 241st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.