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The first round of the 2025 SB Nation Writers’ Mock Draft will be over and published soon, but the 32 team sites wanted to keep the fun going through two rounds. The flagship won't be publishing those second-round picks in standalone articles, but I’ll share what I did for the Chicago Bears here at WCG.
In case you missed it, I traded the tenth overall pick to the Broncos for their 2025 first-rounder (20th overall), their 2025 second-round pick (51st), and a 2026 fifth-round pick. I then grabbed Ohio State left tackle Josh Simmons at 20.
You can catch up on the entire first round here, and here’s how the second round started.
33. Cleveland Browns: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
34. Minnesota Vikings (via Giants): Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
35. Tennessee Titans, JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
36. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
37. Las Vegas Raiders: Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina
38. New England Patriots: Mason Taylor, TE, LSU
And with the 39th pick in the 2025 SB Nation Mock Draft, the Chicago Bears select... Nic Scourton, defensive end, Texas A&M.
The Aggies had Scourton playing around 280 last season, but at the NFL combine, he was a lean 257. He looked quick in the drills at the NFL Combine and his pro day, and even though he didn’t go through the testing events, he left scouts impressed.
While some looked at him skipping the forty, broad jump, etc., as a negative, I find it refreshing that a football player is focusing on football.
“I think a lot of people focus on the wrong things,” Scourton said about the pre-draft process via 24/7 Sports. “Focusing on f***ing 40-yard dashes for defensive lineman, I just do not think that is important. I think what is important is the tape and going out there, competing and working out for coaches that you might play for.”
Scourton has a solid plan as a pass rusher, he’s solid against the run, and is four months shy of his 21st birthday. This is a high-ceiling, low-floor prospect whom the Bears could work in as a reserve as a rookie, but eventually he’d take over as a starter.
