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gjhenkel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

DABEARS

  • gjhenkel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody else had Jaydn Ott anywhere near Round 4, Pick 29. The Bears did, by 47 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on McNeil-Warren to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In slot 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They let Emmanuel McNeil-Warren come to them and pounced at the 57th overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick89 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 89 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in pick 163 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Barion Brown
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Barion Brown. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
They paid sticker price for Tristan Leigh in slot 241, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.