kickDerButkus51'S MOCK DRAFT
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kickDerButkus51'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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  • kickDerButkus51 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CHI)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CHI)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CHI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CHI)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CHI)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CHI)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Braxton Jones
OT
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Cole Kmet
TE
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DJ Moore
WR
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Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
Head Shot
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Head Shot
Tyson Bagent
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Bears clearly saw something nobody else did in Tyreak Sapp, taking him 45 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. On value alone, Everette makes the weekend a net positive. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick 70 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at Round 3, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They took Zachariah Branch at par in the 103rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Circle this one: Daylen Everette at No. 115 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Davison Igbinosun well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A reach for Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
No edge and no loss on Earnest Greene III in pick 163; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Fair-plus on Lander Barton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in the 175th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
The board had Miles Kitselman higher than No. 192, and the tight end fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Miller Moss
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Miller Moss at slot 196 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Peyton Bowen
A straight-up fair deal on Peyton Bowen at pick No. 206, value and slot in agreement. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick210 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
By-the-book stuff, Brett Norfleet at No. 210 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick218 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in pick No. 218 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They paid sticker price for Jalen Catalon in Round 7, Pick 7, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
They did well to land Ricardo Hallman in the 239th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
No drama and no debate, Jordan Hall went about where he belonged in the 241st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rueben Owens II. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.