NFL Mock Draft 2.0 — Risers, Fallers From the NFL Scouting Combine

NFL Mock Draft 2.0 — Risers, fallers from the NFL Scouting Combine

Armed with intel from the Combine, our draft features the Bears' No. 25 pick.

John Middlekauff predicts NFL Scouting Combine will be shut down within 10 years

The NFL Scouting Combine has, over time, become one of the premier sports events on the winter calendar. Tucked between the Super Bowl and March Madness, it helps to satisfy diehard football fans’ unending hunger for content. But as an actual scouting proposition for NFL teams, it has become less and less important over time. Just this week, per an analysis by SB Nation’s Green Bay Packers site, Day 1 of the Combine had just a 37 percent partici…

2026 NFL mock draft roundup: Bears zero in on a top defensive tackle - Technology Shout

The Chicago Bears are in the midst of a big offseason, coming off an impressive 2025 campaign that saw them go from worst to first, win the NFC North and win their first playoff game in nearly two decades. That was just the first year under head coach Ben Johnson. Now, the Bears have some major needs to address on the roster, particularly at defensive line, safety and left tackle, and general manager Ryan Poles has free agency and the 2026 NFL D…

Mock Draft 2.0: Picks 15–30 Risers, Sliders, and First-Round Surprises

There’s been plenty of movement since Mock Draft 1.0 dropped in early January. Conference play has reshaped the board, a few prospects have slid out of my first round entirely, and that’s opened the door for some serious risers to play their way into the back half of Round 1. If you missed yesterday’s lottery breakdown, be sure to check it out here before diving in. Just like in Part 1, I’ve mocked each player to a team and, following in the foo…