ESPN Believes Chicago Bears Are Team To Watch For 1st Round Trade

Every potential prospect the Chicago Bears could take at #10 overall has been covered, including some surprises. There are the obvious names like Ashton Jeanty, Tyler Warren, Will Campbell, and Mason Graham. Then you have the sleepers like Coleston Loveland, Kelvin Banks, Derrick Harmon, and Mykel Williams. Perhaps not enough people have discussed the possibility that GM Ryan Poles may look to trade down from #10. It is definitely an option. He hasn’t been shy about moving down in the 1st round before. We saw that in 2023.

Many just wonder if any interested parties will be willing to come up. Jordan Reid of ESPN believes there could be. That is especially true if every quarterback is still on the board except Cam Ward or another notable prospect that Chicago may not want.

Keep an eye on the Bears at No. 10 overall; I could see them getting some calls. If the Saints don’t take a QB at No. 9, things could get really interesting from that point on. Yes, teams won’t be scrambling to trade up compared to previous years, but there could be a surprise depending on which of the top prospects are still left on the board.

The 2025 draft is considered one of those “pick your preference” classes. In other words, team boards will vary much more wildly than in normal years due to the lack of star power. A player one team may not like could be viewed as excellent by another. This is why a trade down is far from impossible.

Two positions could dictate a Chicago Bears trade down.

One is an offensive tackle and the other is a cornerback. Why? It is due to the presence of the San Francisco 49ers at #11. Everybody knows left tackle Trent Williams is nearing retirement. They have to find a long-term replacement. Cornerback was also a weak point for them last year. They need help, and there is a reasonable chance all of the top names will be available at #11. That means teams hoping to land someone like Will Johnson or Jahdae Barron would have to get to #10 if they don’t want to risk the 49ers getting one of them. The teams that could be involved are Miami (#13), Arizona (#16), Tampa Bay (#19), Pittsburgh (#21), and Green Bay (#23). It depends on what any of them offer and how far the Chicago Bears are willing to move down.