In this mock draft, I’ll present my dream scenario. This would be the perfect draft, in my opinion. Next week I’ll do a mock with the picks I think will actually happen. For now, we dream.

First Round

With the tenth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Will Campbell, offensive tackle, LSU.

This is actually more plausible than you might think, still unlikely perhaps, but not impossible. Here’s how I have the first nine picks:

1. Tennessee Titans select Cam Ward, quarterback, Miami.
2. Cleveland Browns select Abdul Carter, defensive end, Penn State.
3. New York Giants select Shedeur Sanders, quarterback, Colorado.
4. New England Patriots select Travis Hunter, cornerback/ wide receiver, Colorado.
5. Jacksonville Jaguars select Mason Graham, defensive tackle, Michigan.
6. Las Vegas Raiders select Ashton Jeanty, running back, Boise State.
7. New York Jets select Tyler Warren, tight end, Penn State.
8. Carolina Panthers select Jalon Walker, linebacker, Georgia.
9. New Orleans Saints select Jaxson Dart, quarterback, Ole Miss.

Does any of that sound impossible? Is it wishful thinking? Perhaps, but you can’t say it’s far fetched.

Tennessee going with Ward has been fait accompli for weeks. There’s no surprise there.

There are only two blue chip, can’t miss players in this draft: Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter. Cleveland could go with either, and it doesn’t matter who they choose, but my money is on Carter.

I’m 50/50 on whether the NY Giants will pick a quarterback or the blue chip talent that Cleveland doesn’t take. For my dream scenario to play out, I need the Giants to go with Sanders.

This leaves either Carter or Hunter for New England. They won’t pass. However, if the Giants pass on quarterback, the Patriots are very likely taking Campbell.

Jacksonville could go offensive line, but most analysts agree it’ll be defense for the Jaguars at five.

Las Vegas is another team that could go offensive line, but I do think they’ll go Jeanty, one of the five best players in this draft.

The NY Jets very well might go offensive tackle here, but I think there’s a very good chance they could opt for Missouri’s Armand Membou over Campbell. There are no questions about Membou’s ability to play tackle in the NFL, the only concern with him is that he’s exclusively been a right tackle. The Jets just so happen to need a right tackle.

Most analysts believe that Carolina will go defense. It could be any defensive player, but I’m picking Walker.

I’ve been mocking a QB to New Orleans even before the news about Derek Carr’s season being in jeopardy due to a shoulder injury. Now, I’m firmly convinced they’ll take a QB, I just need it to be the third one instead of the second.

And, there we have it, Campbell is still on the board at ten. The Bears better be sprinting to the podium with this pick.

There are some questions about whether Campbell’s arm length will force him to move inside to guard in the NFL. Personally, I think he’ll stick at tackle and be a damn good one.

He played in the juggernaut SEC, weekly facing off with NFL caliber pass rushers and more than holding his own.

The fact is, in my opinion, Will Campbell is the best offensive lineman in this class, period. He could be the final piece in the Bears offensive line rebuild and their long term answer at left tackle.

If I’m wrong about his ability to stick at tackle, then he becomes a long term All Pro caliber guard. Sure, the Bears just traded for two starting guards in Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, but neither are signed long term at this point.

Thuney is 32 years old and has not signed an extension, yet. He could be a free agent next offseason. Jackson, meanwhile, is signed through 2027, but there is no guarantee that he will recover his former Pro Bowl form.

But, I digress, Will Campbell will be a high quality left tackle and he’ll help make the Bears biggest weakness in 2024 into a strength of the 2025 team

Second Round

With the thirty ninth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Donovan Ezeiruaku, defensive end, Boston College.

Personally, I don’t think Ezeiruaku makes it out of the first round, but this is the dream scenario mock and I have seen mock drafts that have him still available when the Bears go on the clock on day two of the draft.

Even if available, the likelihood of the Bears taking Ezeiruaku is slim. New Bears defensive coordinator prefers bigger defensive ends and Ezeiruaku is built more like a 3-4 outside linebacker than a 4-3 defensive end.

But I’m making the picks here, not Dennis Allen. The fact is that Ezeiruaku can flat out rush the passer. His 16.5 sacks were second in the entire FBS last year. The Bears need players that can consistently harass the quarterback and turn those pressures into sacks.

I think Ezeiruaku is that guy and if Allen is as good a defensive coordinator as the experts say, he’ll find ways to utilize Ezeiruaku’s talents.

I’d consider a defensive tackle here, if Ole Miss’ Walter Nolen or Michigan’s Kenneth Grant are still on the board.

With the forty first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Quinshon Judkins, running back, Ohio State.

There’s no wishful thinking on availability with this pick. In fact, the Bears could have their pick of running backs not named Ashton Jeanty in the second round, though I suspect North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton will go in the first round.

This pick actually comes down to two Ohio State running backs, Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, both would be fine additions, but my preference is Judkins.

Judkins is a bruising, punishing north-south runner that wears down defenses and takes over games. With Judkins as lead back, the Bears won’t be consistently behind the sticks like they so often were with D’Andre Swift as the featured back.

With the addition of Judkins, Swift can be more of a change of pace, home run threat back. Swift would be a poor man’s version of Jahmyr Gibbs to Judkins’ David Montgomery as Ben Johnson recreates the Sonic & Knuckles rushing attack that he had in Detroit.

Third Round

With the seventy second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Alfred Collins, defensive tackle, Texas.

This is a very good class of defensive tackles and I would love for the Bears to come out of day two of the draft with one.

The Bears should have some pretty good ones to choose from in the third round. In addition to Collins, Toledo’s Darius Alexander, Tennessee’s Omarr Norman-Lott, Texas A&M’s Shemar Turner and Kentucky’s Deone Walker should all be available.

I like Collins because I think he’s just scratching the surface of his potential. He’s already a plus run defender and he’s flashed some juice as an interior pass rusher.

With some pro seasoning, good coaching and mentoring by a consummate professional like Grady Jarrett, I think Collins’ ceiling is very high. Potentially Pro Bowl high.

Fifth Round

With the one hundred forty eighth pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Malachi Moore, safety, Alabama.

I think safety is an underrated need for the Bears. Kevin Byard will be 32 this season and he’s clearly on the downside of his career. Jaquan Brisker missed the final twelve games in 2024 due to a concussion, the third of his NFL career.

Their depth at safety is okay with Jonathan Owens and Elijah Hicks, but neither feel like long term starting options.

I’m not implying that Moore will become a starter in the NFL, let alone a plus starter, but the Bears have had good luck with day three Alabama safeties before. Eddie Jackson was a fourth round pick and enjoyed several stellar seasons in Chicago.

Moore is excellent in coverage and a willing, if not always effective, run defender.

Seventh Round

With the two hundred thirty third pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Cody Simon, linebacker, Ohio State.

I highly doubt that Simon lasts until the seventh round, but this is a dream scenario mock draft and landing a good depth piece that can contribute on special teams and may eventually earn a starting role at linebacker would be dream.

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, Simon has shorter arms that could lower his draft stock. Will it push him into the seventh round? Who knows?

What I do know is that Simon can play football. As a seventh round pick, even if he’s just a high end special teamer, this would be a win.

With the two hundred fortieth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Ricky White III, wide receiver, UNLV.

White has two things that make him an enticing seventh round pick. The first is speed. He may be lacking in size and play strength, but he has speed and could find a role as a deep threat.

White is also a special teams standout. He had four blocked punts in 2024, FOUR! He also recovered another blocked punt and returned it for a touchdown.

Finding core special teamers with upside is the goal in the seventh round and White offers that.

And there we have it, my perfect Chicago Bears seven round mock draft.

We’ve landed a franchise left tackle in Campbell, a pass rushing demon in Ezeiruaku, a bell cow running back in Judkins, a rotational piece on the defensive line in Collins, a potentially eventual starter at safety in Moore, a special teamer that could become a starter at linebacker in Simon and a special teams ace and potential speed threat at receiver in White.

I would be very, very happy with this draft.