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Nelson09'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2026

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Bear's 26.14

  • Nelson09 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CHI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bears went off the board in a big way for Gracen Halton, 41 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. That Virgil pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 R Mason Thomas
In slot 25 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren slipping to the 60th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Golday
They did well to land Jake Golday in pick 62, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gracen Halton. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 25 with a little surplus value in Parker Brailsford. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at No. 129 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Reggie Virgil
The board had Reggie Virgil higher than pick 170, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at Round 7, Pick 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They paid sticker price for Eli Heidenreich in No. 241, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 247 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.