Chicago Bears: NFL Draft mock trade sees team get top-10 pick for safety help
The Chicago Bears have multiple needs that they need to address this off-season. One of the more glaring roster holes, though, is that of the safety position. Kevin Byard, who was a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler, is set to become a free agent. The same is true of Jaquan Brisker, who has played out the final year of his rookie contract.
There are, of course, going to be affordable safety options on the free agent market. However, the Bears will also likely make the position a priority in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The problem, though, is that, since Chicago went 11-6 and won the NFC North, they do not have an early pick in the first round with which to take a premier safety.
Unless, of course, they work out a trade.
Chicago Bears suggested to trade into top 10 of the 2026 NFL Draft
In a recent article in which they suggested high-profile trades ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, Bleacher Report had a suggestion that would see Chicago trade up to the sixth overall pick:
Chicago Bears Receive: 2026 Round 1 Pick (1.06), 2026 Round 5 Pick (5.01)
Cleveland Browns Receive: 2026 Round 1 Pick (1.25), 2026 Round 3 Pick (3.25), 2027 Round 1 Pick
“The Chicago Bears are coming off their first NFC North title since 2018, but the team has some significant needs. The safety position could be at the top of that list—the team’s top three safeties (Kevin Byard III, Jaquan Brisker and C.J. Gardner-Johnson) are all slated to hit free agency.
“Safety isn’t generally a position teams move up to address, but it’s not every year that a prospect like Ohio State’s Caleb Downs enters the NFL. Downs may well be the No. 1 player overall in the class, and were he to slide to No. 6 he’d be worth the cost for a Bears team with eyes on a trip to SoFi Stadium next February.”
As one can see from the proposal, the suggestion is that Chicago could use the sixth overall pick to select Ohio State’s Caleb Downs. That is, they could if he falls to number six, which is not a guarantee.
Downs is a two-time All-American safety and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2025. While young, he is already considered an elite safety and could be a huge piece of the Bears defense for years to come.
But it would come at a steep price, one that general manager Ryan Poles may not be willing to pay.
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