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Bob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

3.17.26

  • Bob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 3, Pick 25 lands the Bears a B, Slaughter and all.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jake Slaughter, the No. 54 name on the board, in slot 89. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If Claiborne pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In pick 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Caleb Banks worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in No. 60 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in the 89th pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in the 129th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Somehow Thaddeus Dixon was still sitting there in pick No. 239, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They barely believed it either: Jeff Caldwell still on the board at Round 7, Pick 25. It fills a real need, too.