??'S MOCK DRAFT

??'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 13, 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Roschon Johnson
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B-.

The Bears went off the board in a big way for Ephesians Prysock, 45 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Thieneman pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 25th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
You do not let a safety like Dillon Thieneman reach pick 57 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at No. 129 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
A wild overpay on Ephesians Prysock in slot 141, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
This one needs a full-page explanation: Robert Spears-Jennings in pick 239, miles early. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick241 Rnd7 Adam Randall
They reached into another round for Adam Randall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.