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Chicago Bears' Second-Round Pick Getting Rave Reviews From Teammates

While first-round pick Colston Loveland draws attention, second-rounder Shemar Turner is quietly earning praise at Bears camp and positioning himself for future impact.

Jul 16, 2025 7:13 PM EDT

Sometimes, it’s better to spend less time discussing who hasn’t arrived or never showed up and more time talking about who’s already here and those who never left. The Chicago Bears rookie getting the most attention is first-round pick Colston Loveland, and with good reason.

He’s a plus athlete with an incredibly high ceiling, and he also hasn’t been seen much during training camp or offseason workouts because he is recovering from a Type V AC joint injury in his right shoulder. Naturally, his presence and potential impact on an exciting Bears offense is creating conversation. In all of the talk about Loveland, Bears fans might be neglecting a rookie who is shaping up to be a potential standout in 2025 and beyond.

The Bears selected DT Shemar Turner in the second round with the 62nd overall pick out of Texas A&M. Turner is showing flashes and his teammates are taking notice.

“He has all the tools,” Bears third-year DT Gervon Dexter Sr. said of Turner. “He’s very athletic, very talented. So getting another guy like that, I’ll be able to grow with and see him, you know what I mean? Read some of the stuff that he want to do as well.”

Dexter is only 23 years old, just a year older than Turner, but he’s had solid experience in his first two years in the NFL. Dexter has already played in 32 pro games and is expected to make a serious leap next season alongside veteran leader Grady Jarrett.

When you also include veteran Andrew Billings, the Bears seemingly have solid depth on the DT and Turner won’t have a ton of pressure on him to make an immediate impact. As a second-round pick, there’s going to be some expectations that Turner shows fans and the front office that he will be ready to take Jarrett’s spot down the road, but he doesn’t need to be elite from Day 1.

This is a good problem for the Bears to have and it’s yet another layer for Bears fans to be excited.

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