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The longer things went on, it seemed like there was more doubt that the Chicago Bears were actually the favorites to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach. It turns out, that was all just noise. On Monday afternoon, the Bears got their guy as Johnson will now be the man to coach Caleb Williams and this team for the foreseeable future. Johnson has been one of the hottest names in the NFL coaching carousel for the past two offseasons and for good reason. He's been a mastermind behind Detroit's success and pairing him with a prospect like Williams that was billed as generational should have fans in Chicago salivating. At the same time, though, Johnson and every fan knows that there's still quite a bit of work to do. The Bears are in a great position with a Top 10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, two second-round picks and a ton of cap space to spend. While free agency will likely determine a lot of what the Bears will do in the draft, we can take a look at Johnson's hire and dive into what Chicago could do when it comes to drafting their next crop of talent, which we'll do in this new NFL mock draft that projects the first three rounds of selections for the Bears.