The Chicago Bears are undergoing some serious rebuilding right now and have a lot of work left to do as they look towards the NFL Draft. Free agency is here, and things have happened that will change the Bears’ draft plans. The team improved the offensive line in free agency and even took care of some needs on the defensive line.
The Chicago Bears have two picks in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft: 39th overall and 41st overall. Those picks are high enough that the Bears could take a couple of guys who could start right out of the gate or get a couple of players who aren’t that far behind in their capability to become starters.
What The Chicago Bears Could Do In the Second Round of the NFL Draft
Free Agent Findings
With Chicago doing some work on their offensive line through trades and free agency, they have a little less worry there – at least for now. This might mean they will concentrate on their need for a solid interior defensive line player or an edge rusher. These two positions are stacked in this year’s draft and the Bears might find some gems at both.
This is despite the fact they grabbed an edge and an interior lineman in free agency.
The team could also use one of these selections on a running back. This is a draft piled high with talent at the running back position. That spot is growing into a position of need for the Bears.
There is a myriad of ways that the Bears could use these two picks. But what would be the wisest way for them to go about spending them? One must first look at which way the Chicago Bears will go in the first round of the draft. It was thought that they could look at taking an offensive lineman with that tenth overall pick. However, it’s looking more and more like a defensive tackle or edge rusher, or perhaps even a running back might be taken. A guy like Ashton Jeanty could easily fall to the Bears in the first round.
But who could fall to the Bears in the second round of this year’s draft? The Bears made some moves in free agency that make what they might do in the draft a bit cloudier. They have signed a couple of defensive linemen who will make an immediate impact. Grabbing defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and edge rusher Dayo Odeyingbo will certainly beef up the defensive line.
Options in the Draft
The Bears have many more options with their two second-round picks. They could get some playmakers, particularly at the running back position or a tight end to help complement Cole Kmet. Some of the potential talent available at this point includes Iowa tandem Kaleb Johnson, at running back, and Luke Lachey at tight end. The Bears might also be interested in Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson at tight end or even Arizona State phenom Cam Skattebo.
With the offensive and defensive lines looking much better, the Bears could do the old “take the best player available” approach. This could happen in the 2025 NFL Draft’s first or second rounds.
It’s easy to see that the Bears have options. Their free agent haul has made it harder to predict what they might do in the first and second rounds.
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