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Chicago Bears
Grand theft in slot 239: the Bears steal Reed-Adams and grade out a B.
by jdoyle ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ar'maj Reed-Adams, slot 239, roughly 73 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
Every board in the league had Randall lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 25 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Chris Brazzell II in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board fumbled LT Overton all the way to No. 89, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid sticker price for J.C. Davis in pick 129, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ar'maj Reed-Adams in slot 239, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Adam Randall at the 241st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.