For the third consecutive season, the Chicago Bears will have a Top 10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Bears’ NFC North divisional rivals all suffered early exits in the 2024 postseason, and now Chicago has shored up their new with the addition of Ben Johnson as their new head coach.

NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah pushed out his first 2025 mock draft of the offseason on Saturday. And he, with University of Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan still on the board at No. 8, gives the Panthers a No. 1 target in the passing game.

Production has not matched talent to this point, but Williams has top-five traits — not unlike former Georgia (and current Jacksonville) standout Travon Walker, who was the No. 1 pick in 2022. Williams is a projection as much as anything right now, but if he tests off the charts, he might not make it this far.