BEARS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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03/23/26 1.0 B+

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Chicago Bears

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Thieneman: B+.

by Slasky80 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A-
Future B

Somebody in pick No. 59 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Dillon Thieneman, the No. 35 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Halton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In the 27th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
They will replay Dillon Thieneman at the 59th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Caleb Banks · DL · rank 43
Taking Caleb Banks in No. 62 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 74
Value with a capital V on Jacob Rodriguez in slot 89, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 86
Somehow Sam Hecht was still sitting there in pick No. 106, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 93
Treydan Stukes in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Gracen Halton · DL · rank 142
A reach on Gracen Halton in pick 129; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.38 · Pick 138 · Oscar Delp · TE · rank 127
Nice patience on Oscar Delp, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 38. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 217
You do not let a wide receiver like Zavion Thomas reach pick 239 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.25 · Pick 241 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 239
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in Round 7, Pick 25, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.30 · Pick 246 · De'Zhaun Stribling · WR · rank 249
De'Zhaun Stribling in slot 246 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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