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Slasky80'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 29, 2025

07/29/25 1.0

  • Slasky80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylon Braxton
CB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Antonio Kite
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tank Dell
WR
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
DJ Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: B+.

The Jamari Lyons selection is the head-turner. The Bears reached 38 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Nwankpa at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 20 they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A slide stopped in pick No. 56, with Michael Taaffe worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the linebacker. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Roderick Kearney
No drama and no debate, Roderick Kearney went about where he belonged in the 126th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in Round 5, Pick 33 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 194 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Rueben Owens
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rueben Owens well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
They reached into another round for Jamari Lyons, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylon Braxton in pick No. 248. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.