Bears reportedly eyeing obvious move during 2026 NFL Draft that all fans want

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There's a lot that can happen during the 2026 NFL Draft, but it'd be rather surprising to see the Chicago Bears pass on a defensive player. The Bears have shown that they need to improve on the defensive side of the football, and finding a young edge rusher who can pair with some of the veterans on the defensive side of the football could take this team from being one of the best in the NFL to the best in the league when things go as planned.

The Bears were very good last season but are still looking to improve, and there are a lot of ways for them to do that in the draft. From the sound of things, one of them will be finding an edge rusher.

“Since acquiring Montez Sweat three years ago (Sweat turns 30 in September—time flies), Chicago has been looking for his bookend. With the sorts of big, long ends that Dennis Allen likes, with Auburn’s Keldric Faulk and Missouri’s Zion Young possibly available, this could be the year they find one.

"Left tackle is another spot to keep an eye on. The team really liked Ozzy Trapilo as a rookie, but he tore his patellar tendon, throwing his future into flux (and making his ability to play at all in 2026 uncertain) and pushing the team to bring back Braxton Jones for another run and take a flier on former first-rounder Jedrick Wills Jr. So given what GM Ryan Poles and HC Ben Johnson typically value, it’d hardly be a shock for the Bears to pick up another potential long-term answer at the position,” Albert Breer wrote.