Bigstick7371'S MOCK DRAFT
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Bigstick7371'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 7, 2026

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  • Bigstick7371 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CHI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CHI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (CHI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Derek Barnett
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Kmet
TE
Head Shot
DJ Moore
WR
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Jamree Kromah
DT
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Jaquan Brisker
S
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Roschon Johnson
RB
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Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Bears let Golday fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The Bears indulged a want in McNeil-Warren while a need in running back stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. That Golday pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Every board in the league had Bowry lower, and that gap is the story.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in the 36th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Value with a capital V on Sonny Styles in pick 38, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A quiet steal in No. 44: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick57 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at Round 2, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in the 69th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren while clear needs at running back sat open.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in pick 102 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
No edge and no loss on Mikail Kamara in No. 106; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach the 115th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A slide stopped in pick No. 117, with D'Angelo Ponds worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They robbed the room for Zachariah Branch here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Eli Raridon in the Round 4 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Logan Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 163rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Somehow DeMonte Capehart was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 27, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 175th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd5 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in No. 178 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A tidy bit of business in pick 239, where Riley Mahlman graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Circle this one: Brett Norfleet at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.