Final 7-Round Bears 2025 Mock Draft: Caleb Williams gets his wish fulfilled while Ben Johnson adds fun pieces on offense
Draft week is finally here and with it comes my latest and final 7-round mock draft for the Chicago Bears.Starting with the 10th overall pick, and three others in the Top-75, the Bears are sitting in a great spot to land some impact players but the challenge comes with whether or not the board shakes […]
Draft week is finally here and with it comes my latest and final 7-round mock draft for the Chicago Bears.
Starting with the 10th overall pick, and three others in the Top-75, the Bears are sitting in a great spot to land some impact players but the challenge comes with whether or not the board shakes out in the team's favor.
As we get closer and closer to the draft, one thing is getting more clear. It's seeming like the Bears will be able to kick off the draft with their top prospect after all. So, let's get to the final Bears mock of the 2025 NFL Draft:
10th Overall Pick: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
That's right, we're ending the process where it all began with Ashton Jeanty joining forces with Caleb Williams in Chicago while giving Ben Johnson the lead back for his offense to flourish.
The Bears have done a lot of work on scouting Jeanty, the clear top back in the class, and the only question remaining is whether or not he makes it to 10th overall.
Many are still floating the idea out there that the Bears should move up to make this happen, and I don't believe they'll need to. Chicago simply needs the Las Vegas Raiders to go a different direction at six and avoid any team trading up ahead of them from 7-9. The Bears stayed put in 2024 and it paid off, can they do it again?
39th Overall Pick: Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M
It's hard to like a Day 2 edge rusher more than Nic Scourton. He's one of the youngest prospects in the class, plays with a high motor, and unlike his teammate Shemar Stewart, Scourton produced on the stat sheet with 17.0 career sacks.
Scourton still needs some refinement in his game, which has him projected outside the Top-32, but landing in a place like Chicago allows him to develop as a rotational piece alongside Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo.
Scourton has all the physical tools to succeed and even brings some experience inside to the table, giving Dennis Allen another guy who can play all over the front.
41st Overall Pick: Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
Going with another impact player on the defensive front with the second pick in the second-round for the Bears. After adding Scourton to the edge rusher room, Tyleik Williams makes a lot of sense for someone the Bears could like inside.
The Bears sent a strong crew to the Ohio State Pro Day that included Dennis Allen and senior defensive assistant Bill Johnson, who has a strong defensive line background.
Williams might have been a guy who caught their eye and the possibility lines up if prospects like Derrick Harmon and Kenneth Grant are well off the board. Williams had 11.5 career sacks and 28 tackles for a loss for the Buckeyes defense in his career.
72nd Overall Pick: Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
After joining back-to-back picks on the defensive front, it's finally time to add some depth on the offensive line, but not with a player you'd might expect. I'm not going with a left tackle prospect, instead I'm going with Jonah Savaiinaea.
Savaiinaea is a specialist on the right side and projects better at right guard than tackle. Both positions are secure in Chicago with Darnell Wright and Jonah Jackson, so this move essentially gives the Bears a high level backup.
Ben Johnson stressed the importance of having 8-10 guys on the offensive line you're comfortable with. The Bears have five guys, for sure, and Savaiinaea becomes a sixth and the team's top depth option up-front.
TRADE
Bears Receive: 162nd overall and 207th overall
Jets Receive: 148th overall
162nd Overall Pick: Jalin Conyers, TE, Texas Tech
I'm really starting to come around to this idea if the Bears go with Jeanty, or another selection, over Tyler Warren in the first-round. Jalin Conyers has the same level of versatility Warren displays for an offense but isn't has refined as a player.
Even still, he could be a fun swiss-army knife for Ben Johnson to scheme up all over the field, including in the backfield and maybe a little quarterback.
Johnson loves getting creative with his personnel and having a guy like Conyers behind Cole Kmet could lead to some exciting play calls.
207th Overall Pick: Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State
Even after extending nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon, this pick makes sense once we heard from defensive coordinator Dennis Allen last week.
Allen wants to experiment with moving Gordon around defensively, which includes playing him on the outside and at safety if he's comfortable with it. Doing so makes having a strong backup nickel on the roster much more important.
Josh Blackwell could be that guy already on the roster, but the late Top-30 with Jordan Hancock caught my eye. As I mentioned above, Allen was in attendance at the Ohio State Pro Day and watched Hancock crush it during drills. Soon after Hancock earned a visit to Chicago. That's no coincidence.
233rd Overall Pick: Kain Medrano, LB, UCLA
Someone I've had this entire process as a draft crush of mine is Kain Medrano. This guy has the ability to play Day 1 with whatever team drafts him as a special teams ace with the ability to develop into a starting linebacker given his speed.
Having him work with Richard Hightower and Dennis Allen would be ideal for his career arc and gives the Bears a guy to fill the hole left by Jack Sanborn behind Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards.
240th Overall Pick: Beaux Collins, WR, Notre Dame
With the final pick, I really could have gone with any of the 5 UDFA options below in exchange for Beaux Collins but for the sake of the mock, I'm sliding Collins in with this last selection in the seventh-round.
Collins has great size and body control to haul in contested catches but his real defining trait that will appeal to Ben Johnson is his ability to block downfield and even throw some crack blocks in the run game.
5 Undrafted Free Agent Predictions
Dontae Fleming, WR, Tulane: Fleming will need to pack on some weight before transitioning to the NFL, but there's a Tulane connection on the staff with offensive line coach Dan Roushar. Fleming brings some special teams value to the table too.
Addison West, OL, Western Michigan: West brings plenty of experience after starting 37 games over the last three seasons, while playing all three interior positions. West didn't allow a single sack over the previous two seasons combined and only one in his entire college career.
John Williams, OT, Cincinnati: Williams started every game at left tackle over the past two seasons but has the size to move inside and play some guard as well. He's incredibly smart and played in a balanced offense at Cincinnati.
Jalen McLeod, LB, Auburn: McCleod offers some intriguing value as someone who has experience playing in coverage at linebacker as well as rushing the passer. He recorded 57 total tackles and 8.0 sacks in his final season. He would be very similar in style to Carl Jones, a previous UDFA addition by the Bears.
Hayden Conner, OL, Texas: Conner will be one more OL to add to the mix. At Texas, Conner was a menace in the run game and allowed zero sacks in 2024. He's the ideal guy to have developing as an option at the left guard position.
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