J.B.'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • J.B. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Players Gained
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Jordan Addison
WR
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Cody Ford
OT
Players traded away
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D'Andre Swift
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesC FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Bears.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bears skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Hampton falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They let Omarion Hampton come to them and pounced at No. 41. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in pick No. 72. It patches a soft spot without any drama.