Four Mistakes the Bears Can't Afford to Make in the 2026 NFL Draft

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The annual NFL draft is usually a glorified guessing game for the league's general managers, especially beyond the first few picks. They have to hope that their scouting departments did a good job of evaluating players, then trust that these players will live up to expectations. For the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles struggled to find impact starters early in his career, but that changed with the Bears' 2025 NFL draft class.
The Bears are going to need a similarily dominant draft class from Poles