Childrey'S MOCK DRAFT
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Childrey'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • Childrey DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CHI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 129th pick lands the Bears a B, Thompson and all.

Call it larceny. Brenen Thompson sat on the board until pick No. 129, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The cost of the Dennis-Sutton reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In No. 28 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A real head-scratcher, Dani Dennis-Sutton in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick 65 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. is a better player than the 89th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They took Jalon Kilgore at par in the 106th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson in Round 4, Pick 29 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
The board had Oscar Delp higher than slot 143, and the tight end fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher slid further than he should have, and pick No. 189 is lovely value for the linebacker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in Round 7, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They paid a round early for Eli Heidenreich in No. 241, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.