Gale'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Gale DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 6 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CHI)
Collin Oliver
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (IND)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Fries
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Harris: B+.

Somebody in pick 175 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Tre Harris, the No. 44 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Will Fries pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 15th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in pick No. 33 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A quiet steal in No. 41: Tyleik Williams for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach the 47th pick and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in Round 3, Pick 9 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Belton at slot 105 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jabbar Muhammad
The board fumbled Jabbar Muhammad all the way to pick 137, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They will replay Bryce Foster at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd6 Tre Harris
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 175 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
Circle this one: Collin Oliver at pick No. 189 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.