List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks

The Chicago Bears are an American football franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division in the National Football League (NFL).[1] They participated in the first ever NFL draft in 1936 and selected Joe Stydahar, an tackle from West Virginia University. Stydahar went to have a stellar career with the franchise and is inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team's most recent first round selection (2018) was Roquan Smith, an inside linebacker from Georgia. The Bears have not had first round selections a total of six times, most recently in 2010.[2] The Bears have only selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice, choosing Tom Harmon in 1941 and Bob Fenimore in 1947. The team's six selections from the University of Texas are the most chosen by the Bears from one program. Nine of the first round selections have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. The NFL Draft, as a whole, gives the advantage to the teams that did poorly the previous season. The 30 teams that did not make the Super Bowl are ranked in order so the team with the worst record picks first and the team with the best record pick last. The two exceptions to this inverse order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion selects 32nd overall, and the Super Bowl loser selects 31st overall. If the franchise so chooses, they may trade their draft picks for any combination of draft picks, players, and money.[3]

Key

Table key
^ Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 *  Selected number one overall
† Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
— The Bears did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL
College The player's college football team

Player selections

Brian Urlacher was selected by the Bears in 2000 in the first round.
Rex Grossman is the second most recent quarterback selected in the first round by the Bears in 2003.
Cedric Benson was selected in 2004 by the team with the 4th overall pick.
Greg Olsen was the Bears first round pick in 2007.
Gabe Carimi was selected in the first round in 2011.
Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1936 6 Joe Stydahar ^ Offensive tackle West Virginia
1937 6 Les McDonald End Nebraska
1938 10 Joe Gray Halfback Oregon State
1939 2 Sid Luckman ^ Quarterback Columbia [a]
1939 6 Bill Osmanski Fullback Holy Cross
1940 7 Clyde Turner ^ Center/Linebacker Hardin-Simmons
1941 1 Tom Harmon* Halfback Michigan [b]
1941 3 Norm Standlee Fullback Stanford [c]
1941 9 Don Scott Halfback Ohio State
1942 10 Frankie Albert Quarterback Stanford
1943 9 Bob Steuber Halfback Missouri/DePauw
1944 9 Ray Evans Halfback Kansas
1945 11 Don Lund Halfback Michigan
1946 4 Johnny Lujack Quarterback Notre Dame
1947 1 Bob Fenimore* Halfback Oklahoma State [d]
1947 11 Dick Kindt Halfback Wisconsin
1948 3 Bobby Layne ^ Quarterback Texas [e]
1948 10[4] Max Bumgardner Defensive end Texas
1949 11[5] Dick Harris Center Texas
1950 3 Chuck Hunsinger Halfback Florida [f]
1950 10 Fred Morrison Halfback Ohio State
1951 2[6] Bob Williams Quarterback Notre Dame [g]
1951 10 Billy Stone Halfback Bradley [h]
1951 12[7] Gene Schroeder Defensive end/Defensive back Virginia
1952 8 Jim Dooley End/halfback Miami
1953 6[8] Billy Anderson Halfback/Defensive back[8] Compton JC[8]
1954 6 Stan Wallace Halfback Illinois
1955 11 Ron Drzewiecki Halfback Marquette
1956 10 Menan Schriewer End Texas
1957 13 Earl Leggett Defensive tackle Louisiana State
1958 7 Chuck Howley Linebacker/Guard West Virginia
1959 7 Don Clark Halfback Ohio State
1960 7 Roger Davis Guard Syracuse
1961 5 Mike Ditka ^ Tight end Pittsburgh
1962 7 Ronnie Bull Halfback Baylor
1963 11 Dave Behrman Center Michigan State [i]
1964 14 Dick Evey Defensive tackle Tennessee
1965 3 Dick Butkus ^ Linebacker Illinois [j]
1965 4 Gale Sayers ^ Halfback Kansas
1965 6 Steve DeLong Defensive end Tennessee [k]
1966 12 George Rice Defensive tackle Louisiana State
1967 10 Loyd Phillips Defensive end Arkansas
1968 16 Mike Hull Halfback Southern California
1969 14 Rufus Mayes Offensive tackle Ohio State
1970 — No pick — — [l]
1971 11 Joe Moore Halfback Missouri
1972 3 Lionel Antoine Offensive tackle Southern Illinois [m]
1972 12 Craig Clemons Safety/Defensive back Iowa
1973 8 Wally Chambers † Defensive tackle Eastern Kentucky
1974 4 Waymond Bryant Linebacker Tennessee State
1974 20 Dave Gallagher Defensive end Michigan [n]
1975 4 Walter Payton ^ Halfback Jackson State
1976 8 Dennis Lick Offensive tackle Wisconsin [o]
1977 15 Ted Albrecht Offensive tackle California
1978 — No pick — — [p]
1979 4 Dan Hampton ^ Defensive tackle Arkansas [q]
1979 9 Al Harris Defensive end Arizona State
1980 19 Otis Wilson † Linebacker Louisville
1981 11 Keith Van Horne Offensive tackle Southern California
1982 5 Jim McMahon † Quarterback Brigham Young
1983 6 Jim Covert † Offensive tackle Pittsburgh
1983 18 Willie Gault Wide receiver Tennessee [r]
1984 11 Wilber Marshall † Linebacker Florida
1985 22 William Perry Defensive tackle Clemson
1986 27 Neal Anderson † Halfback Florida
1987 26 Jim Harbaugh Quarterback Michigan
1988 23 Brad Muster Fullback Stanford
1988 27 Wendell Davis Wide receiver Louisiana State [s]
1989 11 Donnell Woolford † Defensive back Clemson
1989 12 Trace Armstrong Defensive end Florida [s]
1990 6 Mark Carrier † Safety Southern California
1991 22 Stan Thomas Offensive tackle Texas
1992 22 Alonzo Spellman Defensive end Ohio State
1993 7 Curtis Conway Wide receiver Southern California
1994 11 John Thierry Defensive end Alcorn State
1995 21 Rashaan Salaam Halfback Colorado
1996 13 Walt Harris Defensive back Mississippi State
1997 — No pick — — [t]
1998 5 Curtis Enis Halfback Penn State
1999 12 Cade McNown Quarterback UCLA [u]
2000 9 Brian Urlacher ^ Linebacker/Safety New Mexico
2001 8 David Terrell Wide receiver Michigan
2002 29 Marc Colombo Offensive tackle Boston College
2003 14 Michael Haynes Defensive end Penn State [v]
2003 22 Rex Grossman Quarterback Florida [v]
2004 14 Tommie Harris † Defensive tackle Oklahoma
2005 4 Cedric Benson Halfback Texas
2006 — No pick — — [w]
2007 31 Greg Olsen † Tight end Miami
2008 14 Chris Williams Offensive tackle Vanderbilt
2009 — No pick — — [x]
2010 — No pick — — [x]
2011 29 Gabe Carimi Offensive tackle Wisconsin
2012 19 Shea McClellin Defensive end Boise State
2013 20 Kyle Long † Offensive tackle Oregon
2014 14 Kyle Fuller Cornerback Virginia Tech
2015 7 Kevin White Wide receiver West Virginia
2016 9 Leonard Floyd Linebacker Georgia
2017 2 Mitchell Trubisky Quarterback North Carolina
2018 8 Roquan Smith Linebacker Georgia

Footnotes

  • a Luckman was initially drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates but immediately traded to Bears. Prior to the 1938 season, the Chicago Bears made a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[9] In this trade, Chicago took over the contract of end Ed Manske and Pittsburgh sent the rights to their pick (Luckman) in exchange.[10]
  • b Pick acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles.[11]
  • c Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11]
  • d Pick was a lottery bonus pick.[12]
  • e Pick acquired from Detroit through Pittsburgh.[13]
  • f Acquired from New York Bulldogs.[14]
  • g Acquired from the Baltimore Colts.[15]
  • h Acquired from the Baltimore Colts.[15]
  • i Pick acquired from Pittsburgh Steelers.[16]
  • j Pick acquired from Pittsburgh Steelers.[17]
  • k Pick acquired from Washington Redskins.[17]
  • l Second overall selection traded to Green Bay Packers (who selected Mike McCoy) for Bob Hyland, Elijah Pitts, Lee Roy Caffey.[18]
  • m Pick acquired from New York Giants.[19]
  • n Acquired from Washington Redskins through Los Angeles Rams.[20]
  • o Pick acquired from Green Bay through Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions. Bears, in exchange, sent 1976 10th overall pick (James Hunter) and 68th overall pick (Russ Bolinger) to Lions.
  • p Bears traded 1978 20th overall pick (eventually Elvis Peacock) to Cleveland Browns for Mike Phipps.
  • q Bears traded Wally Chambers to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for this pick and Bobby Moore (player named later).[21]
  • r Pick acquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bears traded 1982 second round selection (32nd overall Booker Reese) to Tampa Bay for a 1983 first round selection (18th overall Willie Gault).[22]
  • s Bears acquired 1988 27th overall pick (Wendell Davis) and 1989's 12th selection (Trace Armstrong) from the Washington Redskins as compensation for Washington signing free agent Wilbur Marshall.[23]
  • t Bears traded 1997 first round selection (11th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks for Rick Mirer.[24]
  • u Bears traded 1999 first round pick (7th overall) to the Washington Redskins for their 1999 first round pick (12th overall), 1999 third round pick (71 overall), 1999 fourth round pick (106 overall), 1999 fifth round pick (144 overall), and 2000 third round pick (87 overall).
  • v Bears traded their 2003 first round selection (4 overall) to the New York Jets for 2 2003 first round selections (13 and 22 overall) and 2003 fourth round pick (116 overall).[25] The Bears then traded 2003 13th overall pick to the New England Patriots for 2003 14th overall pick and a 2003 sixth round pick (193 overall).
  • w Bears traded 2006 first round pick (26 overall) to Buffalo Bills for 2006 second round pick (42 overall), and 2006 third round pick (73 overall).[26]
  • x Bears traded Kyle Orton, first round picks in 2009 (18th overall) and 2010 (11 overall), and 2009 3rd round pick (84 overall) to the Denver Broncos for Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth round pick (140 overall) which was used by the Bears to select Johnny Knox.[2]

References

General
  • "Chicago Bears NFL Draft History". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  • "Chicago Bears 1st Round Draft History". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Chicago Bears Team Page – NFL.com". NFL. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Cutler goes to Bears for Orton, picks". ESPN.com. 4-03-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Max Baumgardner". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  5. ↑ "1949 Chicago Bears Draft". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Bob Williams". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Gene Schroeder". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  8. 1 2 3 "Billy Anderson". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  9. ↑ "Howie Weiss Goes to Lions: Eight of 10 Seniors at University of Pittsburgh Are Snapped Up by Pro Clubs at Annual Meeting in N.Y." The Milwaukee Journal. 10 December 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Eagles Earn Right to Deal With O'Brien: Johnny Wysocki Given To Bears in Draft of College Stars". Reading Eagle. 10 December 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Pro Football Draft History: 1941". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  12. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1947". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1948". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  14. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1950". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  15. 1 2 "Pro Football Draft History: 1951". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  16. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1963". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  17. 1 2 "Pro Football Draft History: 1965". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  18. ↑ "Packers Significant Trades, 1957-2008". Packers.com. 2009-01-29. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  19. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1972". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  20. ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1974". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  21. ↑ Martz, Ron (1978-04-15). "Bay Bucs sign Chambers but give up Moore". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 99 of 127. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  22. ↑ "Say It Ain't So: Tampa Bay Buccaneers". CNNSI.com. 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  23. ↑ Zimmerman, Paul (1988-03-28). "Getting Free For A Big Gain". sportsillustrated.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  24. ↑ "Say It Ain't So: Chicago Bears". CNNSI.com. 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  25. ↑ "Jets trade two picks to Bears for fourth overall". AP. 2003-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  26. ↑ LeGere, Bob (2006-04-30). "Safety 1st for Bears Trade down to get Manning with draft's 42nd overall pick". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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