Experts agree The bears was among the biggest winners in NFL draft with major picks that might become major contributors.
The 2025 NFL draft is officially in the books, and the Chicago Bears emerged with some potential elite skill players and players who could develop into long-term contributors.
While this draft class might lack the flare of last year’s — mainly because of quarterback Caleb Williams and receiver Rome Odunze — the Bears added some playmakers on both sides of the ball who could develop into cornerstones. For general manager Ryan Poles and company, it was all about going with the best players available.
Our goal was to really lean on the board,” Poles said. “We put a lot of time into it. We wanted it to really speak to us. I talked about that over the last two days, not forcing really anything for need, but really just taking the best guys. And we just keep adding that to the roster to increase competition and to make our football team better and I thought we were able to do that.”
When you look at the top of the draft for Chicago — notably tight end Colston Loveland and wide receiver Luther Burden III — you get a sense of the offense that head coach Ben Johnson is building as both Loveland and Burden should be immediate contributors.
Here’s a collection of all of the grades for the Bears’ draft class from various media outlets, where experts agreed Chicago was among the biggest winners.
GM Ryan Poles, who’s known for his aggressive maneuvers, continues to build out the support system for second-year QB Caleb Williams. But did Poles hit the optimal notes? Time will tell if first-round TE Colston Loveland was the correct choice over Warren. Poles also stood pat at No. 39 and wound up with WR Luther Burden III, who loosely compares to Deebo Samuel, but Chicago missed out on what appeared to be this draft’s top running back prospects. Poles did wind up with three stabs in Round 2, and DT Shemar Turner might have been the best of the trio (OT Ozzy Trapilo being the other).
