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Slasky80'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 6, 2025

08/06/25 2.0

  • Slasky80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CHI)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DEN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DEN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DEN)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quinnen Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bears a B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Patrick Payton at pick No. 119. The Bears jumped the board by 63 and dared it to prove them wrong. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Jackson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Nothing to complain about; Michael Taaffe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
A reach for Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 52; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at slot 119, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at pick 126 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in No. 155 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A wild overpay on Xavier Nwankpa in pick No. 158, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Mahlman well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
Marquis Johnson slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Rueben Owens
They went early on Rueben Owens in the 232nd pick, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Haynes King
Fair-plus on Haynes King, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zach Rice
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zach Rice. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.