Draft Needs, Rising Prospects & Caleb Williams Buzz

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Football, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Ruthie Polinsky and Clay Harbor take a deep dive into the latest Chicago Bears draft buzz, starting with a notable Halas Hall visit that could hint at defensive priorities. From there, they break down the team’s biggest needs and revisit past draft picks that turned into major wins, setting the stage for how fans should view this year’s decisions. The episode heats up as Clay unveils his boom-or-bust prospects and shares thoughts on under-the-radar quarterbacks, while Ruthie weighs in on development paths for young arms. Later, “Wired In” returns with fresh Caleb Williams chatter and a hilarious NFL story. Clay concludes the episode by revealing his evolving mock draft strategy.

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0:00.0	It's the Charter, Charter, the Charter podcast, the Charter
0:10.3	with Ruthie and Clay.
0:15.6	What's up, everyone?
0:16.9	Welcome back to the Charter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:20.1	I'm Ruthie Polinsky alongside Clay Harbor. I wonder if I'll never not laughed doing that. Yeah, I started
0:27.1	laughing just when I remember that this is how we're starting the podcast. I was just like.
0:31.3	Yeah, this is the jingle. It's the jingle. We got great raving, rave reviews for it. Yeah.
0:37.3	So anyways, Clay, great to see you, as always.
0:40.7	We are coming to you from Streamyard today because we have to go to the rate.
0:46.4	We're going to rate field.
0:47.6	It's Noah Schultz day at the rate, which we're excited about.
0:51.0	We will be doing the big pro.
0:52.5	Yeah.
0:52.7	Yeah.
0:54.1	We will be doing the big pro football show and the Chicago lead from out there and during
0:59.4	White Sox home games all season, which is fun.
1:03.0	And we're heading out there.
1:05.0	It's going to be a blast.
1:06.0	But we're here to talk some football.
1:08.0	So, Clay, obviously we are nine days from the draft, right?
1:11.6	It's a week from Thursday and it's going to be here before we know it.
1:17.6	I will just gauge your temperature.
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