Axeman'S MOCK DRAFT
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Axeman'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

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  • Axeman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Bears won the night they stopped Golday from sliding. Grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Jake Golday slides to the Round 3 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Maxx Crosby gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at slot 53. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They robbed the room for Jake Golday here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Parker Brailsford at Round 4, Pick 29 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall in the 239th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They will replay Jeff Caldwell at pick No. 241 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.