The Bears' biggest mistake in the 2025 NFL Draft wasn’t necessarily selecting a bad player. In all reality, Luther Burden might turn out to be a serviceable pro. Still, he wasn’t what the team needed. Not now. Not with the opportunity to shore up areas that have consistently plagued Chicago’s chances of climbing into contender status.

The Bears missed out on some top running backs early in the NFL draft, but they circled back around in the seventh round to land Kyle Monangai out of Rutgers. He'll contend with D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson for carries, but that also boots Ian Wheeler out of a roster spot. Travis Homer gets the nod on special teams.

What can't be lost in the celebration of the Chicago Bears' 2025 NFL Draft is the back-to-back draft classes that they've stacked together. Poles added Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze in 2024, which, when combined with Loveland and Burden, gives Chicago one of the most exciting young offensive cores in the entire NFL.