NFL Draft Grades: Bears, Cards, Jags Flop

0:00It's April 26th. From breaking news to Sunday match-ups, this is NFL News Today, powered by AI. The 2026 NFL Draft just wrapped up with 257 players off the board over three days, and fans are already handing out, grades like report cards. The Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Jacksonville Jaguars landed the worst marks. Chicago with the C-minus, Arizona the same, and Jacksonville, scraping a D. Chicago kick things off strong by grabbing Oregon Safety, Dylan Diamond, and Round 1, filling a key gap at solid value. But day two derailed it all with Center Logan Jones, way too early, a tight-in in Sam Roush, and a late-round wide-out in Xavier Thomas. They ignored their top-need at Ed rusher until Round 6, and barely touched interior D-line. Meanwhile, Bears fans are fuming because this squad has super bowl dreams and needed instant starters, not projects.

1:00The picks feel like a swing and a miss for a team pushing to contend right now, leaving that defense looking thin. Over in Arizona, they snag stud running back Jeremiah Love early, but with the cards years from competing, it was questionable timing. Round 3 quarterback Carson Beck fits their uncertainty, yet reaches on a small delinement and wide receiver Reggie Virgil dragged the grade down, GM. One of an Austin Ford needed a home run to save his spot, and this wasn't it. Jacksonville's draft was straight rough, starting with a blocking tight-in Nate Bore Curture in Round 2, when bigger holes existed everywhere. They reached on D-line, doubled up unnecessarily at linebacker and receiver, and punted Ed rusher to Round 7. These teams got homework to do before training camp hits. We'll track if these rookies flip the script or flop.