Ryan Poles’ Latest Scouting Trail Screams One Thing: Bears Still Hunting A Left Tackle

For the past three months, Chicago Bears fans have operated under the assumption that the team was leaning toward one direction for its 1st-round pick in the upcoming draft. They need help on defense after its 29th overall finish in 2025. That was before multiple starters left the team in free agency. Tremaine Edmunds, Kevin Byard, Jaquan Brisker, and C.J. Gardner-Johnson are all gone. That isn’t even counting the loss of Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Chris Williams, and Dominique Robinson as depth options.