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Cm'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2026

Draft 3

  • Cm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CHI)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Players traded away
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Brittain Brown
RB
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Kiran Amegadjie
OT
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Maurice Alexander
WR
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Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB-
The Bears bled value on every deal, hence the C+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Barrett pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Getting Rodriguez where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A clean, defensible pick in the 57th pick with a little surplus value in Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick 62 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They read the board right and Jacob Rodriguez was the payoff at slot 89. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 11 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in No. 129 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nick Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
They paid a round early for Desmond Reid in pick No. 241, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick257 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
John Michael Gyllenborg at pick 257 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.