;'kjbv'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • ;'kjbv DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Larceny in slot 240 lands the Bears a B+, Knight Jr. and all.

Somebody in the 240th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The cost of the Sawyer reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 23 they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Josh Conerly Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick56 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at the 58th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A clean, defensible pick in the 62nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Alfred Collins. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 64 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They did well to land Ashton Gillotte in Round 3, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in No. 72, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They took Donovan Jackson at par in pick 80, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 89 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Good price on Jared Wilson in slot 115, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in Round 5, Pick 10 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at the 156th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to the 233rd pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at No. 240 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at the 241st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.