What will the Bears do with the No. 25 overall pick in the NFL Draft?
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What is the significance of the No. 25 overall pick for the Bears?
Philosophically, I feel the same. It's going to be the best player available. I know that may not be the most popular thing because people see kind of like on my board have yellow tags where we need to fill in. But at the same time, I do believe, especially in early rounds like one, you really got to stick to the best player available. We saw that last year. I know there's a lot of questions like, yeah, Cole, why would you take Colston? I think we found out that it helped us along the way. So we'll continue to lean in that philosophy.
That is the Bears boss, Bears general manager, Ryan Poles, as we welcome you back in to Rahimi Harris and Grody here on 104.3 The Score. Coming soon, the NFL Draft. It is next week. Next week, not this Thursday, but the following Thursday, the 23rd from Pittsburgh. The Bears right now have the 25th overall pick in the draft. That is their first round pick. They've got a couple of second rounders.
Could the Bears trade back in the NFL Draft?
They have a three. They have a four. And they have a couple of seventh round picks. as well and there are all sorts of different potential directions that the chicago bears could go in we've heard safety you could justify the bears going after a tackle with what's going on at left tackle currently because ozzy trapillo will be nowhere to be seen for the majority or maybe all of the upcoming season And then, of course, Marshall, the seemingly obvious area for most people would be defensive line, right?
We've been waiting so long for a defensive lineman that Ryan Poles has drafted to develop into a stud, or I don't know, just a really good starter. Has not happened yet.
Hasn't happened yet. Now you're going to make me go through the resume a little bit here. Yes, this is Ryan Poles just looking at the defensive linemen and or edges that he has chosen through the years. And we know last year... 2025, he did take Shamar Turner. Jury's still out. We'll see. He's still got a lot of room with me, Shamar Turner, to get better and maybe be something we shall see, the second rounder from last year.
What positions should the Bears prioritize in the draft?
2024, he did take Austin Booker.
That's my guy. That's your guy. That's the best pick he's made up front on defense, period, is Austin Booker.
Do you think he'll be a double-digit sack guy this year? How much of a guy is he of yours? When you say your guy, what does that mean?
I think a lot of that depends on how healthy and how good the players around him are. Not just potentially Montez Sweat opposite of him, but what are those guys in the middle doing? The defensive tackles, a three technique. What are those guys in the middle doing? If they're good, he can be great.
Right. Is Grady Jarrett going to be something this year? Anything? Anything this year?
Well, I think Grady Jarrett has a better chance of being something, anything than, I don't know, Dio Odingbo coming off an Achilles tear.
Right. Jervon Dexter, desperation, final year of his rookie contract. Got to get paid. Right. He's not a bad player, but he's not as good as you want him to be. That's for sure. And that brings me to 2023, where he did draft Jervon Dexter, Zach Pickens as well. Where's Zach Pickens again? I don't know, actually. Like, is Zach Pickens still playing football? Oh, where are you, Zach Pickens? He's on the Kansas City Chiefs that last check. Is he really?
How has Ryan Poles' draft history influenced current decisions?
That's where he spent 2025 playing three games. Good for him. And coming up with all of five tackles.
Man, he was a preseason hero. I thought he was going to be good. I liked the way he played in training camp. I liked what I was seeing from him, man. Good God, was I wrong. I don't know. But you could admit you were wrong. It's not like I was loudly like, this guy's going to be something. I just thought because we were all sort of glued to Zach Pickens and Javon Dexter, right? And I was like, oh, man, I think Pickens got the edge over Dexter. And that was obviously wrong.
I think he fell into the whole, well, year three's got to be the year, right? Yeah.
And then it was not the year. It was not the year. No, it wasn't. And then in 2022, he took Dominique Robinson.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of the No. 25 overall pick for the Bears?
0:01–1:00
2
Could the Bears trade back in the NFL Draft?
1:00–2:21
3
What positions should the Bears prioritize in the draft?
2:21–3:32
4
How has Ryan Poles' draft history influenced current decisions?
3:32–4:45
5
What are the potential impacts of drafting a safety at No. 25?
4:45–7:18
6
Why is there skepticism about defensive line picks for the Bears?
7:18–8:47
7
What are the risks of drafting in the 20s for defensive players?
8:47–11:36
8
How can the Bears maximize their draft strategy this year?
11:36–16:51
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