D-
Chicago Bears
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bears to a D-.
by Truckdriver2u ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 5 steals
· 5 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Marvin Jones Jr.; the Bears did not wait, grabbing him 103 spots ahead at No. 228. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
A reasonable price with a little left over, Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 44. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 15 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy little value on A.J. Haulcy in the 57th pick, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Jacob Rodriguez worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Mike Washington Jr. in pick No. 89 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had Devin Moore higher than the 103rd overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They did well to land Jack Endries in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Parker Brailsford slipping to Round 4, Pick 40 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
They went early on Aamil Wagner in No. 165, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in the 170th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nothing to complain about; Travis Burke went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board fumbled VJ Payne all the way to pick 220, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Marvin Jones Jr. at slot 228 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
TJ Hall at the 239th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Robert Spears-Jennings at the 241st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Fa'alili Fa'amoe at No. 242 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They talked themselves into Dominic Zvada at pick 256, and the board did not agree. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.