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

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  • aarg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
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
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dayo Odeyingbo
DE
Head Shot
DJ Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bears lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Some picks age like wine; Patrick Payton at pick 163 will need to, sitting 36 spots clear of his grade. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wheatley.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In slot 20 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They paid sticker price for Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 3, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick57 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A conviction pick on Lee Hunter at the 57th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Somehow Zakee Wheatley was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
No drama and no debate, DeMonte Capehart went about where he belonged in No. 129. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in pick No. 163 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at pick 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
They went early on Kendrick Law in Round 7, Pick 25, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.