Emory Hunt liked what the Bears did in the NFL Draft (Hour 4)
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With the 25th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Dylan Thienemann, defensive back, Oregon.
That is the voice of Roger Goodell telling us a week ago who the Bears' first-round pick was. And with more on the draft, we go to our hotline and Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescorechicago, and that is where we find Emery Hunt.
What did Emory Hunt think about the Bears' 2026 NFL Draft picks?
He is the owner of Football Game Plan. He is at fballgameplan on X and an analyst for CBS Sports HQ. Also has a few airport opinions here and there. Emery, always good to talk to you.
It's great to be on the show. I'm glad those airport opinions stuck. That's how you know I only bring the truth.
The idea being there are no rules at airports ever, correct?
Yes, correct. There are no rules based on how people eat, how they walk around with no shoes on, all that stuff. It's crazy. There are no rules in the airport. Even to the point where sometimes, you know, how they load the plane up and say, you know, military vets or whatnot. And I'm like, all right, cool. Let those guys go. Then I noticed, I'm like, wait a minute. The math didn't check out. This guy had on a World War I hat. Like, no. You'd be 148 years old. But they usually get on the plane early. So I'm on to their game.
Amazing. Emery, it's good to check in with you because I know a couple weeks ago you were talking about what every team should do through your eyes in the NFL draft. I know you had the Bears taking a tackle. They didn't take a tackle in this draft. Does that surprise you given where they were? I'm of the opinion that the tackle was already in-house before the draft even happened.
Yeah, it didn't surprise me as much. But like you said, the tackle is already in the house. Maybe they expect a big jump from Theo Benedict. I'm still a big fan of what they have in Amagaji out of Yale. I feel like he's someone that got a raw deal because he was out there not fully healthy his rookie year, and he kind of got lambasted by the fans. But I think that's someone that still has a future in Chicago. And so you still have those growth opportunities there in-house. So I'm always a big fan of – And that's why when I do some of these mock drafts or when I speak to people about their specific team and they say, why we didn't draft this guy, like a lot of times the answer is already on the roster.
You know, the fans, which is why we bring up that list of things that I think were a mistake, that mock draft was up there because a lot of times fans just view the first round as the whole roster. Like, nah, there's rounds of drafts. Guys that go undrafted, teams have a plan for these guys, and therefore you're able to see the development of players and also, okay, if this guy leaves, we've got this guy ready to go.
We're talking to Emery Hunt, the owner of Football Game Plan, CBS Sports HQ analyst. And Emery, Karana Magaji has had a time. You know, he got drafted. He had a quad injury. The Bears knew about it. I think it took longer than anybody may have anticipated. I think he was put in a really bad position, you know, starting against Minnesota in Minneapolis, no less, you know, against Brian Flores and his defense. But I'm curious why you think there's still upside there when it comes to just what his future could be on the team. Tell us what you feel about him.
Well, when you watch him at Yale, you know, going back to his college tape, this is someone that definitely dominated his level of competition. Now, it's not like, you know, the Ivy League is unique in terms of, you know, the type of prospects you're going to go up against. You only play 10 games, eight of which are in conference play because you're playing against the other eight Ivy League schools. So you may not get that pound-for-pound competition. tests that you would outside of the FCS at other conferences. And so the only time we got to really see him was when he got to an All-Star game or something like that. So therefore, he still has a little bit more runway in terms of his development.
Most guys that come from the FCS,
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:32
2
What did Emory Hunt think about the Bears' 2026 NFL Draft picks?
0:32–6:40
3
Why didn't the Bears select a tackle in the draft?
6:40–9:05
4
What are the expectations for players already on the Bears' roster?
9:05–21:21
5
How does Emory Hunt evaluate the Bears' overall draft strategy?
21:21–28:55
6
What risks did the Bears take with their draft selections?
28:55–40:57
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