aarg'S MOCK DRAFT
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aarg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 19, 2025

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  • aarg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CHI)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CHI)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
Gervon Dexter Sr.
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bears to a C+.

The war room fell hard for Braylan Shelby, and it showed at slot 163: 57 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Downs where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 16th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They took Darrell Jackson Jr. at par in slot 56, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in No. 87 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A premium they did not need to pay, J.C. Davis a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
A big swing on Braylan Shelby at the 163rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick236 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in Round 7, Pick 21 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
They liked Pat Coogan enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 238. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.