The Chicago Bears welcomed eight new rookies to the roster during the 2025 NFL draft, which included a pair of playmakers in tight end Colston Loveland and wide receiver Luther Burden III with their first two selections.

Chicago also shored up the trenches with the second-round selections of offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo and defensive tackle Shemar Turner. The Bears also found some potential late-round gems with linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II, cornerback Zah Frazier, guard Luke Newman and running back Kyle Monangai on Day 3.

Over the next few days, our Bears Wire staff will be sharing their thoughts about the 2025 rookie class. We’re wrapping things up with our initial overall grades for this draft class, where we all agreed it was a solid overhaul for Chicago.

Alyssa Barbieri: B+

This Bears draft lacked the sexiness of the Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze 1-2 punch in the Top 10 last year, but that doesn’t mean it will lack the impact. Just like GM Ryan Poles has done all offseason, he put his trust in new head coach Ben Johnson when it came to adding personnel. Johnson’s vision on offense became entirely clear with the selections of tight end Colston Loveland and receiver Luther Burden with the 10th and 39th overall selections. Chicago also continued to address the trenches with offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo and defensive tackle Shemar Turner in the second round, and they both have the potential to develop into impact contributors. Outside of the first two rounds, the Bears landed some potential late-round gems in linebacker Ruben Hyppolite, cornerback Zah Frazier, guard Luke Newman and a seventh-round steal in running back Kyle Monangai. They missed out on a running back early – twice with Ashton Jeanty and likely TreVeyon Henderson – but the Bears stuck to their “best player available” approach and landed some studs, including Burden, (who was a projected first-round pick.

Brendan Sugrue: B

The Bears made some excellent picks and could come away with multiple impact starters for years to come. But this draft will be remembered for me as the one that got away. Chicago missed out on the top tackles and a few of the best running backs. It will be interesting to see how players like Kelvin Banks, TreVeyon Henderson, and Cam Skattebo do at the professional level since it’s been widely reported the Bears were interested in all of them.

For the players they have, though, there is reason for excitement. Colston Loveland has the chance to become one of the top players at his position over the next few seasons, Luther Burden is a nice weapon for Ben Johnson to have, and at least one of their second-round linemen should become an entrenched starter at some point. Day 3 was hit or miss, but as long as their early picks pan out, this will be a fine draft for general manager Ryan Poles. It could have been much different, though.

Mike Pendleton: B+

It felt as if there were a few selections (Loveland and Burden) that came more as luxury picks, but it’s hard to believe that the Bears are a team that can afford to draft for luxury at this stage. They’ve got to build the entire roster to fit for new head coach Ben Johnson, which they did on the offensive side, but the biggest hope was adding a running back which they didn’t do until Kyle Monangai in the seventh round. When you add premier playmakers early in the draft, the excitement gets raised for your offense, and that’s the case in Chicago. The selection of Shemar Turner could be boom or bust, and it will be a big boom if he tones down the aggressive style of play we saw at the college level. Two of the biggest holes on the roster were running back and linebacker and the front office didn’t do too much to address either, even though they selected a player at both positions, those selections felt a bit like reaches. It’s a fun class for the playmakers they brought in early, but how much they addressed their biggest needs is still to be determined.

Vincent Parise: B

The Chicago Bears deserve a B as their initial grade for their performance in the 2025 NFL Draft. They landed some great players who can play the game at a high level. A lot of them also have incredible experience in big games on the college stage. They didn’t do the best job filling their biggest issues early in the draft at the expense of drafting some of these players which lowers the grade a bit. With that said, if guys like Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III, and Kyle Monangai turn into stars, Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson will look incredibly wise. This draft will also look even better if their offensive line, which they attempted to fix before the draft, lives up to their hype. A B-Grade feels fair here.

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