Chicago Bears' 2026 NFL Draft: Building for Deeper Runs

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today. Football News, powered by AI. Chicago Bears came off a strong 2025 season, snagging the NFC North title and a playoff win under first year head coach Ben Johnson. No Super Bowl, but that's real progress for this squad. Now they hold seven picks in the 2026 NFL draft, including one in the first four rounds each, with two shots in the second round. They grab that extra second rounder from Buffalo, and the DJ Moore deal, and a fourth rounder from the Rams last year, missing their own fourth to Kansas City for Joe Thuney, and sixth to Cleveland for Joe Tryon-Shoynka. Seventh round picks, rounded out from Philly via Cleveland and their own. Defense screens for help after losing safety. Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker, only adding Kobe Bryant, Edge Rush lacks punch with Dale O'Dangbo's injury and low sack totals. Interior line needs runstuffers, corners need dev behind Tariq Stevenson.

1:02Offensive Stabler, maybe a left tackle or wire receiver three. Bears pick at 25th in round one, 57th and 60th in round two, 89th in round three, and later rounds on days two and three. Draft kicks off Thursday, April 23rd at 7pm Central on NFL Network and ABC. Eyes stay glued at Chicago Bills to dodge that old post-playoff fade stacking talent to chase deeper runs next fall.