The 2025 NFL Draft is just weeks away and mock drafts are flying around everywhere. Every fan loves to see who their team can potentially add in the draft and also play internet-general manager and bash picks that they do not personally agree with. Football fans are the best!
With a few weeks to go, we typically are able to piece together how the top ten picks should fall based on reports and team needs. However, with the lack of depth at the quarterback position this year, it can be difficult to truly predict where guys are going to fall. Last year we knew Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye were going to be top-ten picks. Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, and J.J. McCarthy were super talented, but not many expected all of them to go in the first round as well.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are currently the only two quarterbacks surely going in the first round. Will a team trade up for Jaxson Dart or select him in the first round? That could shake things up for sure. The good news for the Bears is that they do not need a quarterback and attacked the trenches via trade and free agency so can truly look at the best player available with their selections. Let's see how that strategy could play out in this mock draft.
Round 1, Pick 10: Will Campbell, T, LSU
In this exercise, Armand Membou was the first tackle taken likely due to his arm length, but I don't think the Bears would be upset if Campbell "fell" to them at 10. While the arm length is under the 33" that most teams seek at the tackle spot, you simply cannot look past the football player here. Campbell faced the best talent in the country in the SEC and dominated for the most part.
The Bears shored up their offensive line, but the verdict on Braxton Jones is still one to be answered. He seems right on schedule recovering from surgery on his ankle, but head coach Ben Johnson recently advised that Jones may be limited in training camp. He should be fine to begin the year, but adding Campbell should be an easy call if available. The Bears brought in Joe Thuney to anchor the inside of the offensive line, but he is 32 years old and likely only has a couple of dominant years left. Regardless of where you project Campbell on the offensive line, he will come in and be an anchor for years.