steparko23'S MOCK DRAFT
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steparko23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

Dumb Bears!

  • steparko23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CHI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Players traded away
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DJ Moore
WR
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Drew Dalman
C
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Some picks age like wine; Gracen Halton at No. 101 will need to, sitting 37 spots clear of his grade. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Mesidor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the 25th pick they get an enforcer at safety, reach and all.
Pick57 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Steal is underselling it; Akheem Mesidor at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 60 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Value said wait; Mike Washington Jr. in No. 89 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A real head-scratcher, Gracen Halton in pick 101 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 129th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in Round 7, Pick 23 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
No drama and no debate, Fa'alili Fa'amoe went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It fills a real need, too.