Bears 2026 NFL Draft takeaways: Good value in Round 1, but what about defensive line?

Two days before the draft, Chicago Bears assistant general manager Jeff King said they were looking for competitors. GM Ryan Poles added after Day 2 that they had been more aggressive in how they built their board, only including players who truly fit what they wanted, both on the field and off.Football character, play style and speed were the traits that carried across all seven players in the Bears’ 2026 draft class, but it’s what they didn’t address — the defensive line — that got a lot of attention after Rounds 2-3.