NFL mock draft roundup: Bears get Myles Garrett for No. 10 overall (and more)
The Bears have known they’d pick 10th in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft, but the full first-round draft order wasn’t known until Sunday night.
That’s because the non-playoff teams are arranged by record with strength-of-schedule tiebreakers, and the postseason qualifiers are arranged by the timing of their exit.
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We had to wait for the Super Bowl to see where the final two squads stand, and the Philadelphia Eagles took the 32nd spot by (handily) beating the Chiefs.
While the number dwindled each week, NFL mock draft assemblers where guessing at where some teams were picking. That won’t happen anymore, meaning we’ll see a flurry of mocks come out from now on, including the first time the draft order is set.
Let’s take a look at some of the latest mocks, while handpicking those from the media’s most popular NFL draft analysts.
Trevor Sikkema, Pro Football Focus
TRADE: Browns receive 2025 first-round pick (No. 10), 2026 first-round pick; Bears receive EDGE Myles Garrett.
Sikkema’s analysis: Browns edge defender Myles Garrett officially requested a trade and was on a bit of a media tour during Super Bowl week to discuss his preferred destinations — namely, Super Bowl contenders. After a disappointing 2024 season, the Bears can go all in by addressing one of their few team needs.
Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic
(Three-round mock)
No. 10 overall: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
Baumgardner analysis: Membou (6-3, 332) has a bit of an awkward build for a tackle, but his 34-inch arms and 81-inch wingspan more than make up for it. The 20-year-old was a three-year starter at Missouri and made a gigantic leap from his sophomore to junior year, most notably as a run blocker. Be it as a tackle or guard, Membou is still not close to his ceiling.
No. 39 overall (via CAR): RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
No. 41 overall: EDGE JT Tuimoloua, Ohio State
No. 72 overall: DT Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
Chad Reuter, NFL.com
(Three-round mock)
No. 10 overall: OL Will Campbell, LSU
Reuter’s analysis: Chicago lands a legitimate starting left tackle to protect Caleb Williams and move defenders in the run game. He’ll be the best player they’ve had at that spot since Jimbo Covert, the sixth overall pick of the 1983 NFL Draft.
No. 39 overall (via CAR): EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
No. 41 overall: G Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
No. 72 overall: RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
Mike Renner, CBS.com
No. 10 overall: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Renner’s analysis: Braxton Jones is far from a liability at left tackle, but he doesn’t bring near the potential to the table that Banks does. Banks is a three-year starter at left tackle for the Longhorns who was battle-tested in the SEC this past fall.
Ryan McCrystal, Sharp Football Analysis
No. 10. Overall: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
McCrystal’s analysis: Right tackle Darnell Wright is locked into a job, but the rest of the offensive line has questions. Left tackle Braxton Jones will return but is entering the final year of his contract. The entire interior line hits free agency. If they want a future left tackle, Ohio State’s Josh Simmons is a good fit.