Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and his staff can look back at the 2025 draft class and feel good about the players they selected.
From the team’s first pick with tight end Colston Loveland to their final selection with running back Kyle Monangai, Poles provided Bears head coach Ben Johnson with young assets to build his football team.
The Bears are the only team in the Super Bowl era to have three rookies with 650+ scrimmage yards, thanks to Loveland, Monangai, and second-round pick Luther Burden III. That trio of rookies, along with second-round offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo, helped Caleb Williams to take some major steps in Year 2.
This latest draft class provided the Bears’ offense with some key building blocks for Johnson to work with as he continues to develop his offense around his roster. Also included in the Bears’ 2025 draft class are defensive lineman Shemar Turner (round 2, pick 62), linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II (round 4, pick 132), cornerback Zah Frazier (round 5, pick 169), and guard Luke Newman (round 6, pick 195).
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According to NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice, the Bears were one of two teams to finish with an A grade. The Cleveland Browns also joined Chicago at the top of the list.
“Chicago just went from worst to first in the NFC North, thanks in large part to Ben Johnson tapping into Caleb Williams’ rare ability. But the first-year head coach wasn’t the only person to help the second-year quarterback. Four rookies played crucial roles in a Bears attack that went from dead last in total offense in 2024 to No. 6 in ’25. Let’s start at the end with Kyle Monangai, a seventh-round steal who ran for 783 yards at a healthy 4.6 a pop. The bowling-ball back provided the thunder to D’Andre Swift’s lightning, giving Caleb the enviable support of a top-three ground game. Frankly, that was Chicago’s offensive base all season long. …”
As long as the 2025 Bears’ draft class remains healthy, although Trapilo will miss a majority of the season with a ruptured patellar tendon and Turner is coming off an ACL tear, the core group of players should continue to ascend under Johnson.
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If Poles can add another strong rookie class this April, this Bears team will have every chance to make another playoff run in the 2026 season.