If Ryan Poles is to be believed, things are about to get wild for the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Chicago Bears’ general manager met with reporters on Tuesday and in doing so, expressed his prediction that there will be a flurry of activity ahead of the start of the draft on Thursday night. The Bears could be at the center of that activity.
With reports that the New York Giants are looking to trade back in the draft, that has reignited speculation that the Bears could be looking to move up in the draft. There have been unconfirmed reports that the Bears were seeking a Pre-Draft visit with Penn State’s edge rusher Abdul Carter, but what is known is that Carter was only taking visits with the first four teams selecting in the draft.
In Pete Schrager’s latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft, he has the Giants keeping their pick at No. 3 and taking Carter. However, Carter does have the Bears making a draft-day trade. In his mock draft, Schrager has the Bears trading the No. 10 pick to the Indianapolis Colts for No. 14 and No. 80.
With the No. 10 selection, Schrager has the Colts taking Michigan tight end Colston Loveland. Meanwhile, at No. 14, the Bears took Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr.
With recent speculation that the Bears may be looking for a way to move up and select running back Ashton Jeanty ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6, the fanbase would likely be disappointed if the team wound up trading back and taking the third-ranked tackle in this year’s draft class.
While not ideal, it’s a draft-day trade scenario that may happen for the Bears
Adding important context to Schrager’s mock draft is that Will Campbell was taken at No. 4 by the New England Patriots, Jeanty was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 5, and Armand Membou and Tyler Warren were taken consecutively at No. 6 and No. 7.
If that is the scenario that plays out for the Bears, it would seem likely that the Bears would be inclined to trade back in the first round. Which is why Schrager’s proposal, while not ideal, would at least give the Bears a potential long-term answer at left tackle while also adding another pick in the middle rounds.