Art'S MOCK DRAFT
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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueD NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bears: C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bears shredded theirs for Tyreak Sapp. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick 25 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
They paid up for Chase Bisontis at slot 57 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tyreak Sapp
A big swing on Tyreak Sapp at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Caden Curry
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Caden Curry well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.