triggercut333'S MOCK DRAFT
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triggercut333'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 15, 2026

First Pass 2026

  • triggercut333 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bears spent pick No. 164 on Patrick Payton, a name the board had a full 43 spots lower.

On value alone, Wheatley makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Wheatley is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In slot 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They let Dillon Thieneman come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 25. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Zakee Wheatley in the Round 3 slot leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick129 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at pick No. 129 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at the 164th pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 PJ Williams
A straight-up fair deal on PJ Williams at pick 239, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They took Tony Grimes at par in No. 241, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.