Now is the time when many teams start to rely on their rookies to take a step forward and prove their worth.
While the Chicago Bears have dipped their rookies' toes into the waters of NFL work, they have not been completely used to their capabilities yet. So, Josh Edwards of CBS Sports had some tough decisions to make when highlighting the best and worst rookies from the Bears' 2025 draft class.
Was Colston Loveland the Chicago Bears best draft pick?
For the best, Edwards noted Colston Loveland. This is likely correct. Kyle Monangai has a really good chance to be the best pick. When considering the draft cost, it is almost a no-contest. The expectations for Monangai were to make the team and be an end-of-the-roster player, and he is now fully involved in a timeshare at running back.
However, it is fair to assume that Colston Loveland is still the best rookie so far. He did essentially give them the win against the Cincinnati Bengals. Beyond that, his peaks have looked really good, making it clear why the team selected him so high.
He has not yet completely eclipsed Cole Kmet, but this has been the plan all along. The reality is that the arrow is pointing directly up, heading into next year.
The Chicago Bears most disappointing pick was not Shemar Turner
For the worst pick, Edwards selected Shemar Turner. This is a bit unfair. Yes, Turner has been disappointing. However, there was actually a progression with him.
He started the season inactive and appeared to be a dud. Then, he started to emerge and played rotationally before an injury ended his season. That is disappointing, but Ozzy Trapilo and Ruben Hyppolite are worse. Both were questioned at the moment.
Trapilo was a right tackle, which was the only position the team had locked down for the future. He tried to play left tackle but failed to beat out Theo Benedet, who has proven to be a questionable starter. Hyppolite was drafted because he was supposedly a high-floor special teams asset. He started the year on special teams, but is now inactive, signaling that the team does not value him on that unit.
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These two have regressed, or, in the case of Trapilo, failed to show any hope. Turner was a letdown, but not as bad as those two.