C
Chicago Bears
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bears: C.
by Truckdriver2u ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 9 steals
· 4 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Marvin Jones Jr. at pick 239, a reach of 99 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.
They banked enough surplus on Hill Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. Adding Maxx Crosby by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.
Hit on Caleb Lomu and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
They let Lee Hunter come to them and pounced at pick No. 57. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jacob Rodriguez at slot 60 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kamari Ramsey at pick 89. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Nice patience on Connor Lew, who had no business lasting to the 93rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
A tidy little value on Seth McGowan in pick 191, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Domani Jackson in the 198th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They read the board right and Josh Cameron was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A clean, defensible pick in the 207th pick with a little surplus value in Cole Payton. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 31 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A straight-up fair deal on Jimmy Rolder at slot 232, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Marvin Jones Jr. in No. 239, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Dasan McCullough at pick No. 241 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 7, Pick 31 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Adam Randall at pick 251 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Dominic Zvada at slot 252 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.