ap214993'S MOCK DRAFT

ap214993'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 17, 2025

What might happen

  • ap214993 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bears, and a C to match.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Braylan Shelby at the 131st overall pick is 89 spots clear of where he belonged.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wheatley falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Austin Siereveld
In No. 23 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas at the 56th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick No. 87 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Braylan Shelby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braylan Shelby well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
Jordan Castell at slot 236 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Alex Birchmeier
Alex Birchmeier at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.