The Ashton Jeanty dilemma: Bears Nation is wildly divided on a 2025 NFL Draft trade-up

We don’t have official stats on this one, but we can comfortably guesstimate that come summer, 98.267% of Bears fans would love to see Ashton Jeanty wearing navy blue and orange.

In terms of how he gets to Chicago, things are a schootch more divided.

If the Boise State product falls to Chicago at the tenth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, ta-da, Bears GM Ryan Poles (or one of his minions) will literally throw the team’s Jeanty-covered draft card at Commish Roger Goodell and welcome the running back to the Windy City.

But the odds of the living video game character slipping to ten are slim-to-zip, so if Poles wants the potentially generational back decamped at Halas Hall, there’ll have to be some wheeling, or dealing, or some combination thereof.

What Might a Jeanty Trade Look Like?

Word on the street is that the Jacksonville Jaguars, who currently sit at the five-spot, have Jeanty near the top of their draft board, so any trade would have to be consummated with the three teams picking ahead of the Jags, those being the Cleveland Browns (2), the New York Giants (3), or the New England Patriots (4).

The Pats are the most likely trade partner, because Poles would need to break the bank in order to get Cleveland and/or New York off of presumptive second and third picks Travis Hunter and/or Abdul Carter.

And if New England—who mock drafts consistently pair with Will Campbell—wants to address their offensive line (which they damn well should), they should be able to do just that with Chicago’s ten-pick.

But ten alone won’t get it done.

For those asking, if the Bears want to trade up with New England for the 4th spot, 10 and 39 should cover it.
— Bill Zimmerman (@BillTZimmerman) April 24, 2025

Bears Nation Digs a Deal...

As noted, 98.267% of Bears Nation is all Jeanty, all the time, and they don’t give a rip how he lands at Halas Hall

If the Bears end up with one of:

-Ashton Jeanty
-Mason Graham
-Abdul Carter

It’s an A+ draft.. regardless of a trade up or not.
— Tanner (@Tanner23062) April 23, 2025

The Chicago Bears should trade up with the Jacksonville Jaguars to acquire Ashton Jeanty.
— Philip Charles VanDerHeyden IV (@JAYCPhil) April 21, 2025

To all my BEARS FOLLOWERS!! WHO ARE WE HOPING TO TAKE IN ROUND 1 tonight? I hope trade up to 4 (NE) and take Jeanty!!🐻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bD5XY1LTgA
— Scott (@Scottgolfguy76) April 24, 2025

As a Bears fan, idk how you can’t be excited to draft Jeanty, even if it takes a trade up. People need to put the fake GM hats away and be a fan sometimes. https://t.co/l8Zm8JvPhM
— jake knows ball🐻🏈 (@JTR_1994) April 23, 2025

...Or Do They?

Then there are the “stay-putters” who have no interest in seeing Poles pull the trigger on a Jeanty deal.

If the Bears trade up for Jeanty, I’m doing this pic.twitter.com/7ePyH8Psbm
— Quez Baudelaire (@QuezWorld_) April 24, 2025

If the Bears trade up for Ashton Jeanty, we are going to have the most polarizing draft moment that we haven't seen since the Mitchell Trubisky pick.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) April 23, 2025

How would you feel if the Bears traded up for Jeanty Chicago? 👀

In my opinion I would sit tight or trade back bc of the depth in the draft. #DaBears #Bears #ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/CM2vAej8C6
— Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) April 23, 2025

I’d rather the #Bears trade up to the 7th or 8th pick for Mason Graham than move up to 5th overall for Ashton Jeanty.

Both players are fantastic. I’d be happy with either. But a blue-chip DT like Graham while keeping both 2nds is a better move than dealing up for a RB to me.
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) April 24, 2025

And then there are those who are just fed up with the whole discussion.

The media: "Should the #Bears trade up for Ashton Jeanty, or should they wait and see what the Raiders do at #6?"

Me at this point because I'm tired of hearing about it: pic.twitter.com/wZFjlX2m8A
— Sports & Smokes (@OsoSm0kes) April 21, 2025

Stay tuned…