JohnnyGizmo 'S MOCK DRAFT
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JohnnyGizmo 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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  • JohnnyGizmo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bears.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for Red Murdock, 22 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Banks steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A quiet steal in slot 59: Caleb Banks for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They did well to land Zakee Wheatley in the 89th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caden Curry
A straight-up fair deal on Caden Curry at No. 106, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in pick 129 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Value said wait; Red Murdock in the 163rd pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Altmyer in the 239th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fernando Carmona. The roster fit checks out.