BigBadBear!'S MOCK DRAFT
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BigBadBear!'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

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  • BigBadBear! DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bears: B-.

The Bears clearly saw something nobody else did in Jacob Rodriguez, taking him 39 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Abney II. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at the 25th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 57 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Steal is underselling it; Keith Abney II at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 129 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A conviction pick on Aaron Graves at pick 163 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the 239th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Zuhn III. A need, and now a little less of one.