The 2026 NFL Draft certainly had the Chicago Bears feeling some kind of way with some great picks and some questionable ones.
Bears fans loved the picks like Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman, Iowa center Logan Jones, and cornerback Malik Muhammad, but the other two Day 2 picks had some questions for them. FanSided's Lou Scataglia
shared his power rankings at the conclusion of the draft, as he had the Bears landing in the top 10 at nine.
"Definitely with a calculated approach in the draft this year, the Chicago Bears clearly wanted to address some key needs, as they kicked things off with Dillon Thieneman from Oregon in Round 1. Thieneman is a do-it-all safety who can come up near the line of scrimmage in run support, and also hold his own on the backend of the defense.
Chicago was another team that burst onto the scene in 2025 with a first-year head coach, winning the NFC North and making an appearance in the NFC Divisional Round. If Caleb Williams can get that completion percentage up, and the remade secondary comes together, Chicago will be formidable in 2026 and beyond. They come in just inside the top 10 in our power rankings."
Bears fans might be feeling better about the 2026 NFL Draft after power rankings
The roster is still loaded with a lot of talent for the Bears as the offense is young, but has everything needed to be a top five offense. There might be some concerns with the offensive line at left tackle and center, but with Williams, Kyle Monangai, D'Andre Swift, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden, and Colston Loveland there, this offense can go for a long time.
Thieneman and Muhammad help improve a Bears secondary that desperately needed help after being one of the NFL's worst pass defenses last year. Those are two guys who can develop into long-term starters in the future.
One massive complaint from the fan base about the draft is the lack of attention to the defensive line, with only one tackle selected in the sixth round and no edge rushers. The Bears need to hope that what they have on the roster now is enough, but last year's unit only got 35 sacks, and that wasn't good.
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Chicago has a lot of work to do in order to be in Super Bowl contention, but they are clearly on the right path to get there after the draft.
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