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aarg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

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  • aarg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 41 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
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ben Bredeson
OG
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Connor McGovern
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Mitchell Melton at the Round 7 slot. The Bears jumped the board by 66 and dared it to prove them wrong. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Getting Wheatley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles is a better player than the 41st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick57 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A reach on Lee Hunter in Round 2, Pick 25; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They barely believed it either: Zakee Wheatley still on the board at No. 89. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Zachariah Branch for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
A straight-up fair deal on Skyler Gill-Howard at slot 129, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They paid sticker price for Lander Barton in pick No. 163, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in Round 7, Pick 12 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mitchell Melton this early at the 239th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tony Grimes in the Round 7 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.