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Draft 2026

Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B.

Nobody had Drew Shelton this high, and it is not close. The Bears reached 26 spots to get him at the 57th pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In No. 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Drew Shelton
They reached a country mile for Drew Shelton at pick 57, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.