This was one of the closest Reacts’ survey results we’ve ever had, as we — you, me, and all of us voters here at Windy City Gridiron — graded the Chicago Bears’ 2026 draft class as a B. The Reacts’ graphic below was made last night, and the poll was just one percentage point away from a C. However, with the poll still open last night, it might have swung down to a C by now.
Our individual surveys for the first two nights of the draft were done in The Feed section, and here’s how each grade ended up.
Night one started out with an A for Dillon Thieneman. The athletic and versatile safety from Oregon filled a need and was the highest-rated player available.
Night two opened up, and Bears fans expected a defensive lineman, but at 57 overall, they went with Logan Jones, Center, from Iowa, and fans gave it a B.
The Bears traded down from 60, and fans were not feeling their two third-round draft picks. Tight end Sam Roush from Stanford received an F, and wide receiver Zavion Thomas from LSU received another F.
Saturday’s draft picks helped the overall grade creep back up, with fourth-rounder Malik Muhammad, a cornerback from Texas, fifth-rounder Keyshaun Elliott, an Arizona State linebacker, and then a trade up for Georgia Tech defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg.
Here are some other grades from several other publications.
🚨 2026 NFL Draft Team GradesIn my annual draft grades round-up, I have compiled 24 different evaluations and calculated the GPA for all 32 teams.I sorted the evaluations by GPA as well. From left (soft) to right (hard graders).Thanks to all who give out grades every year! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VysunPaW9H
Chicago went into the draft with needs on defense, and two of their new defenders have Rookie of the Year odds listed from our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook. Safety Dillon Thieneman has the tenth-best odds at +2,200, and corner Malik Muhammad is further down the list at +10,000.