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When you watch the Bears try to improve in the draft, it can be easy to forget there are 31 other fanbases following their team in the same way.

And while the decisions of many teams don’t affect the Bears past stealing a player from high on their draft boards, it’s always important to be following what the Packers, Vikings and Lions are doing.

Especially this year. Those three teams, after all, are now looking to knock off the reigning division champions after an extremely tight race in 2025.

Whether or not they gained any ground remains to be seen. None of the teams were ranked in the top 10 of Dane Brugler’s final team rankings in The Athletic (the Bears were 19th), but all leave reasons for their fans to hope.

Here’s a quick look at how the other three are living:

TL;DR: The Packers had their smallest draft class in over two decades. Despite that limited capital, they spent one of the picks on a kicker and not a WR after losing Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks. Is Brandon McManus’ failure in the wild card game driving Cody Parkey-style psychosis in Green Bay this year?

The Haul:

Brugler’s Rank: 26th

Biggest questions: Can the 20-year-old Cisse mature into a CB1 that will battle Caleb Williams twice a season? Did Dennis-Sutton deserve to fall into R4?

What They’re Saying: “There is a difference between short-term needs and long-term ones though, and the outlook at corner and defensive tackle looked bleak beyond 2026, with barely anyone under contract. Gutekunst was able to hit two positions which had been overdue for some reinforcements.” — Mark Oldacres, Packers Wire

TL;DR: The success of Minnesota’s draft hinges on whether Banks recovers from breaking his left foot twice in the past year. Their approach was the opposite of the Bears as the Vikings quickly filled holes on defense (though with much more risk) while leaving offense until the later rounds.

The Haul

Brugler’s Rank: 29th

Biggest question: Did interim GM Rob Brzezinski earn the full-time role with this performance after stepping in for the fired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah?

What They’re Saying: “At the end of the day, the Vikings made an enormous bet. They believe that they can develop (Banks) into a matchup nightmare for opponents (maybe Chicago in particular, since they have solved a lot of the Vikings’ blitzes). They also believed that it was impossible to acquire blue chip talent in the middle of the first round without taking a risk.” — Matthew Coller, Purple Insider

TL;DR: The Lions only had two picks in the top 100 but they may have walked away with two week 1 starters in the trenches after trading up to nab Moore. Nothing too flashy here from GM Brad Holmes, but it didn’t need to be.

The Haul

Brugler’s Rank: 14th

Biggest question: How will the Lions o-line adjust to Penei Sewell moving to left tackle with Miller trying to fill his elite-sized hole on the right?

What they’re saying: “The players the Lions selected in this class addressed both need and culture, in ways a draft hasn’t always aligned … It all made sense for what they were looking for, and for what Holmes and company set out to accomplish.” — Colton Pouncy, The Athletic

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