With the 10th overall pick, the Chicago Bears have a great opportunity to add another quality player to their roster. After years of mismanagement by Ryan Pace, GM Ryan Poles has worked hard over the past three years to restock the roster with frontline talent. Doing that means stacking 1st round picks. This will be his fourth. What nobody knows is who the Bears GM may target once on the clock. Everybody has theories about which position it could be. Nobody has been able to pinpoint an exact name.
Draft insider Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football Focus decided to take a stab at it. He released his latest mock draft following the conclusion of the scouting combine. He made it clear that the entire column was fed by information he’d gathered throughout the week. It isn’t just throwing out random guesses. These are scenarios he feels have a serious chance of happening.
What he had for the Bears was both surprising and not surprising at the same time.
With the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up, mock drafts are now less about what the author would do and more about 2025 NFL Draft predictions.
From everything I saw and heard at the combine, here are my early thoughts on what teams will do on draft weekend…
…10. CHICAGO BEARS: IOL WILL CAMPBELL, LSU
I still love Will Campbell as a player, but his 32 3/8-inch arms rank in just the 7th percentile for tackles and his 77 3/8-inch wingspan would be the shortest of any offensive tackle since at least 2011 — likely much further.
Peter Skoronski never got a chance to play offensive tackle when he was drafted. I am not sure Campbell will either. That doesn’t change the fact that he’s an NFL starter, especially for a team like Chicago, where he would be perfect at guard or center.
The Chicago Bears landing Campbell would be outstanding.
Some people might be surprised by this after the LSU tackle’s excellent combination. His 4.98 in the 40 was the fifth-best of all linemen. He also had a strong 32-inch vertical jump. Everything about his ability as an athlete was confirmed. Couple this with years of great tape from college, and many felt he was a lock for the top-5. So why could he be in play for the Bears? His length. Campbell’s arms measured 32 and 5/8 inches. That is significantly shorter than average for tackles. Teams prefer players with longer arms.
That doesn’t mean Campbell will fall out of the 1st round, but it does mean most top 10 teams may not wish to risk taking him. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears have every reason to want him. Even if he doesn’t have a future at tackle, they also have glaring needs at guard. Kicking him inside would be an easy decision from their perspective. Experts have compared him to the likes of David DeCastro and Peter Skoronski. Both ended up as guards in the NFL. Both went outside the top 10. This is a big reason why Sikkema and others feel Campbell is in play for the Bears.
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Membou will be just as good as Campbell. Has a finish them on the ground attitude. Would be an awesome right guard next to Wright. He actually may end up going before Campbell.
Take DT Graham, RB Jeanty, a DE, or trade down at #10, so far.
The shortest wingspan in 15 years for an OT? Guard he is!!!
More importantly, my arms are 33″ or slightly longer. Why do big men have short arms? Very curious and real sensitive people want to know more about this syndrome.
Ok, so Trevor Sikkeme predicts Will Campbell based, not on speculation, but on combine results. Got it. In other words he predicts the same guy that the mock drafts have been picking since mid season of last year. Very informative. I’m rushing to make the bet now so I can get rich off of Trevor Sikkemas diligent work.