TheMetabrandMan'S MOCK DRAFT
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TheMetabrandMan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

DaaaaaaBears!

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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Allen fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kaytron Allen had no business being available in slot 239, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They are betting Zuhn III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman is a better player than the 57th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Zuhn III in the Round 3 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
You do not let a linebacker like Jacob Rodriguez reach slot 129 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They robbed the room for Domani Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen in Round 7, Pick 23 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick 241 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.