C
Chicago Bears
The Bears landed square in the muddy middle: C.
by PATRICK305 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Cade Denhoff at the 241st overall pick will need to, sitting 221 spots clear of his grade.
The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Billy Schrauth in pick No. 89 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Genesis Smith in No. 129 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Cade Denhoff at the 241st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.