Who Will the Bears Draft at No. 10?

The 2025 NFL Draft is six weeks away. The Chicago Bears, a team hoping 2025 is their first season to find some damn prosperity in a long while, own the No. 10 pick, and no one is too sure how the franchise might choose on April 24th.

Who Will the Bears Draft at No. 10?

Chicago mainly needs a cornerback, an EDGE rusher, perhaps a fancy running back, and maybe a late-round wide receiver. Mock drafts frequently connect offensive tackles to Chicago, like Kelvin Banks and Armand Membou, but the Bears should be in decent shape with Braxton Jones and Darnell Wright.

So, here’s a peek at who the Bears might pick in Round 1, ranked in ascending order (No. 1 = most likely to be picked by the Bears).

5. Mason Graham (DT)

College: Michigan
Age: 21
Consensus Big Board Ranking: 5th

This would be a “let’s get richer just because” pick at No. 10 and operates under the pretense that Graham could fall a smidgen on draft night. If so, the Bears would pounce, preparing Graham as the post-Grady Jarrett plan, who signed with the Bears this week.

Chicago has done a sweet job addressing its offensive line this offseason, making the draft more luxurious per team needs. It doesn’t need to force-draft an offensive lineman, which felt like it could be the case when the offseason kicked off.

4. Ashton Jeanty (RB)

College: Boise State
Age: 21
Consensus Big Board Ranking: 7th

Jeanty on the Bears would strike fear in the hearts of Packers, Lions, and Vikings fans everywhere.

The Bears could draft Jeanty if he falls past the Raiders, enabling Ben Johnson to employ “his Jahmyr Gibbs” during his maiden voyage season. Truth be told, Jeanty might be even better than Gibbs.

3. Shemar Stewart (EDGE)

College: Texas A&M
Age: 21
Consensus Big Board Ranking: 13th

This guy’s stock rose after the 2025 NFL Combine, and rightfully so. The man balled out in Indianapolis, and his RAS score shot through the charts.

If Chicago is interested in a freakish EDGE rusher, Stewart is the guy. He’d add depth in 2025 behind Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo — and eventually take one of their jobs.

2. Jalon Walker (EDGE)

College: Georgia
Age: 21
Consensus Big Board Ranking: 12th

Walker is a hybrid-style pass rusher who can be deployed like Micah Parsons in Dallas.

That just sounds like a player could end up in Chicago, a franchise well-known for linebacking majesty of all types.

1. Will Johnson (CB)

College: Michigan
Age: 21
Consensus Big Board Ranking: 11th

 

Tyrique Stevenson visited many Bears fans’ naughty lists in 2024, and for good reason. He’s the man who got caught with his pants down on Jayden Daniels’ successful Hail Mary walkoff.

Johnson equally blends team need and best player available at No. 10. If Jeanty doesn’t slide while Johnson hasn’t been chosen at No. 10, he’ll be a Bear. Book it.

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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the Minnesota Vikings, with 4-7 episodes per week. His NFL obsession dates back to 1989. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL. 

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