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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CHI)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Alt
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Braxton Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears turned the phones into found money: B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Emmanwori steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Fidone II pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at Round 1, Pick 27 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in the 39th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick41 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 41st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick 72 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
A reach for Ty Robinson in slot 148; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
The board had cheaper options than Jack Kiser at pick No. 171, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thomas Fidone II in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick233 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in No. 233 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
Kitan Crawford in pick 240 is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.