Windy City Gridiron
We’re kicking off a Bears draft roundtable.
We’ve had nearly a week to digest the entire Chicago Bears 2025 NFL Draft class, so we answered a few roundtable questions that we’ll share over the next few days.
Topic number one: Who was your favorite Bears draft pick?
After reading our answers to the topics, give us your answers in the comment section.
Sam Householder: Luther Burden III. I follow Mizzou pretty closely, and I loved watching him play. My brother, a Mizzou alum, was excitedly sharing his favorite Burden catches and highlights with me after the pick. He’s going to be a fun piece for Ben Johnson.
Bryan Orenchuk: Favorite draft pick has to be first-rounder Colston Loveland. His age, skillset, and positional versatility jump off the charts, and he will be the ultimate chess piece in Ben Johnson’s offense.
Jeff Berckes: Luther Burden III. Yes, value. Yes, another weapon. Yes, he’s got a cool name that sounds like a Bond villain. But more than all of that, the excitement in Jacob Infante’s voice when we recorded an instant reaction to the pick was the equivalent of an Infante food review of a Taco Bell special edition chalupa made with Kobe beef painted with gold leaf. The man was excited.
Mongo Peanut: The more I’ve watched and read, the more I feel like the Bears got a dude with Kyle Monangai. He’s a ferocious blocker, built like a wrecking ball, and feels like the perfect complement to the backfield in the short term, and a potential lead back in the long term.
Erik Duerrwaechter: Luther Burden III is an absolutely insane gift for the Bears in the 2nd round. But I think the selection of Shemar Turner later on was an even bigger steal. He was almost a lock to be an early first-round pick until he played through injuries in 2024. He is also the only DL prospect I can recall in years who not only lined up in all nine different techniques between 0 and wide 9, but also produced. His ferocity, explosive/violent feet, and get-off, and his twitchiness will make teams regret passing him for so long. That Bears DT corps between Shamar Turner, Grady Jarrett, Gervon Dexter Sr., and Andrew Billings is stacked on paper with a very high ceiling. Shemar Turner has Pro Bowl potential.
Josh Sunderbruch: Colston Loveland. I think he was the best offensive weapon on the board at the time Chicago drafted, and I think he has the potential to really create mismatches for opponents. He was one of the only players in the draft who I thought merited sticking at 10.
Dr. Mason West: If you asked me Saturday evening, it would have been Loveland, BUT after I got to watch the pressers, it has become Shemar Turner. The dude just has an infectious energy about him. All the “yes, sirs' and “no, ma'ams', the high energy, and his aggressive, violent mentality... just does something for me. Plus, I thought he...
