Draft history · 2012 to 2026 · 107 picks
Chicago Bears draft history
46% of picks beat their slot, against 44% for the league. 18th of 32.
CGRADE
46%picks hitleague 44%
10%starsleague 13%
33%startersleague 32%
29%early bustsleague 31%
43%second contractsleague 41%
11Pro Bowlers14th in the NFL
Who ran the draft
Poles found 3 stars in 4 drafts. Pace found 7 in 7.
- RPRyan Poles2022 to 2025 · 34 picks · 41% hit · 3 stars · 0 Pro BowlersC+
- RPRyan Pace2015 to 2021 · 46 picks · 54% hit · 7 stars · 7 Pro BowlersB+
- PEPhil Emery2012 to 2014 · 20 picks · 32% hit · 0 stars · 4 Pro BowlersF
Best value
Adrian AmosS · 2015, pick 142Star
Duke ShelleyCB · 2019, pick 205Backup
Eddie JacksonS · 2017, pick 112Star
- MWMarquess WilsonWR · 2013, pick 236Active
Jaylon JohnsonCB · 2020, pick 50Star
Biggest misses
Kyle FullerCB · 2014, pick 14Starter
- EFEgo FergusonDL · 2014, pick 51Bust
- SMShea McClellinEDGE · 2012, pick 19Bust
- BHBrandon HardinCB · 2012, pick 79Bust
Velus Jones Jr.WR · 2022, pick 71Bust
Late-round finds
Their stars
10 picks had a season in the top 10% at their position
Roquan SmithLB · 2018, round 1Star
Darnell WrightOL · 2023, round 1Star
Cole KmetTE · 2020, round 2Star
Cody WhitehairOL · 2016, round 2Star
Rome OdunzeWR · 2024, round 1Star
Colston LovelandTE · 2025, round 1Star
David MontgomeryRB · 2019, round 3Star
By position, stars against the league
Best at tight ends (33% stars vs 20%), worst at receivers (0% vs 14%)
The line on each bar is the league. Drafts through 2022.
Stars by draft class
The 2020 class produced the most: 2
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When they traded up
Moved up for 17 picks: 11 beat the slot, 3 became stars
Alshon JefferyWR · 2012 · moved up from 50 to 45 with RAM; gave 50 + 150Starter
- BVBrock VereenCB · 2014 · moved up from 156 to 131 with DEN; gave 156 + 2015 R5Active
Leonard FloydEDGE · 2016 · moved up from 11 to 9 with TAM; gave 11 + 106Starter
Nick KwiatkoskiLB · 2016 · moved up from 117 to 113 with RAM; gave 117 + 206Backup
Deiondre' HallCB · 2016 · moved up from 204 to 127 with NWE; gave player Martellus Bennett + 204Active
Mitchell TrubiskyQB · 2017 · moved up from 3 to 2 with SFO; gave 3 + 67 + 111 + 2018 R3Starter
Anthony MillerWR · 2018 · moved up from 105 to 51 with NWE; gave 105 + 2019 R2Starter
Trevis GipsonEDGE · 2020 · bought pick 155 from MIN with future picks; gave 2021 R4Backup
Darnell MooneyWR · 2020 · moved up from 196 to 173 with PHI; gave 196 + 200 + 233Starter
Justin FieldsQB · 2021 · moved up from 20 to 11 with NYG; gave 20 + 164 + 2022 R1 + 2022 R4Starter
Teven JenkinsOL · 2021 · moved up from 52 to 39 with CAR; gave 52 + 83 + 204Starter
Trenton GillP · 2022 · bought pick 255 from CHG with future picks; gave 2023 R6Backup
Tyrique StevensonCB · 2023 · moved up from 61 to 56 with JAX; gave 61 + 136Starter
Austin BookerDL · 2024 · bought pick 144 from BUF with future picks; gave 2025 R4Too early
Do they draft athletes?
The Bears draft about as athletic as the league (6.1 vs 5.9)
6.1average athletic scoreleague 5.9
19%tested 8.5 or betterleague 23%
Cornelius WashingtonLB · 2013, pick 188 · athletic score 10.0Backup
- GDGervon DexterDL · 2023, pick 53 · athletic score 9.7Starter
Every pick
Every Bears draft pick since 2012
2026 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Dillon Thieneman | S | Too early |
| 2 | 57 | Logan Jones | OL | Too early |
| 3 | 69 | Sam Roush | TE | Too early |
| 3 | 89 | Zavion Thomas | WR | Too early |
| 4 | 124 | Malik Muhammad | CB | Too early |
| 5 | 166 | Keyshaun Elliott | LB | Too early |
| 6 | 213 | Jordan van den Berg | DL | Too early |
2025 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Colston Loveland | TE | Star |
| 2 | 39 | Luther Burden | WR | Too early |
| 2 | 56 ↓ | Ozzy Trapilo | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 62 ↓ | Shemar Turner | EDGE | Too early |
| 4 | 132 ↓ | Ruben Hyppolite | LB | Too early |
| 5 | 169 ↓ | Zah Frazier | CB | Too early |
| 6 | 195 ↓ | Luke Newman | OL | Too early |
| 7 | 233 | Kyle Monangai | RB | Too early |
2024 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 ↓ | Caleb Williams | QB | Starter |
| 1 | 9 | Rome Odunze | WR | Star |
| 3 | 75 | Kiran Amegadjie | OL | Too early |
| 4 | 122 ↓ | Tory Taylor | P | Too early |
| 5 | 144 ↑ | Austin Booker | DL | Too early |
2023 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 ↓ | Darnell Wright | OL | Star |
| 2 | 53 | Gervon Dexter | DL | Starter |
| 2 | 56 ↑ | Tyrique Stevenson | CB | Starter |
| 3 | 64 | Zacch Pickens | DL | Active |
| 4 | 115 ↓ | Roschon Johnson | RB | Backup |
| 4 | 133 | Tyler Scott | WR | Active |
| 5 | 148 | Noah Sewell | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 165 ↓ | Terell Smith | CB | Active |
| 7 | 218 | Travis Bell | DL | Active |
| 7 | 258 | Kendall Williamson | S | Active |
2022 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 39 | Kyler Gordon | CB | Starter |
| 2 | 48 | Jaquan Brisker | S | Starter |
| 3 | 71 | Velus Jones Jr. | WR | Bust |
| 5 | 168 ↓ | Braxton Jones | OL | Starter |
| 5 | 174 ↓ | Dominique Robinson | EDGE | Backup |
| 6 | 186 | Zachary Thomas | OL | Active |
| 6 | 203 ↓ | Trestan Ebner | RB | Active |
| 6 | 207 ↓ | Doug Kramer | OL | Active |
| 7 | 226 ↓ | Ja'Tyre Carter | OL | Active |
| 7 | 254 | Elijah Hicks | S | Backup |
| 7 | 255 ↑ | Trenton Gill | P | Backup |
2021 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 ↑ | Justin Fields | QB | Starter |
| 2 | 39 ↑ | Teven Jenkins | OL | Starter |
| 5 | 151 | Larry Borom | OL | Starter |
| 6 | 217 ↓ | Khalil Herbert | RB | Backup |
| 6 | 221 | Dazz Newsome | WR | Active |
| 6 | 228 | Thomas Graham | CB | Active |
| 7 | 250 ↓ | Khyiris Tonga | DL | Backup |
2020 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 43 | Cole Kmet | TE | Star |
| 2 | 50 | Jaylon Johnson | CB | Star |
| 5 | 155 ↑ | Trevis Gipson | EDGE | Backup |
| 5 | 163 | Kindle Vildor | CB | Backup |
| 5 | 173 ↑ | Darnell Mooney | WR | Starter |
| 7 | 226 | Arlington Hambright | OL | Active |
| 7 | 227 | Lachavious Simmons | OL | Active |
2019 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 73 ↑ | David Montgomery | RB | Star |
| 4 | 126 | Riley Ridley | WR | Active |
| 6 | 205 | Duke Shelley | CB | Backup |
| 7 | 222 | Kerrith Whyte Jr | RB | Active |
| 7 | 238 | Stephen Denmark | CB | Released |
2018 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Roquan Smith | LB | Star |
| 2 | 39 | James Daniels | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 51 ↑ | Anthony Miller | WR | Starter |
| 4 | 115 ↓ | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 145 | Bilal Nichols | DL | Starter |
| 6 | 181 | Kylie Fitts | EDGE | Active |
| 7 | 224 | Javon Wims | WR | Backup |
2017 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 ↑ | Mitchell Trubisky | QB | Starter |
| 2 | 45 ↓ | Adam Shaheen | TE | Backup |
| 4 | 112 ↑ | Eddie Jackson | S | Star |
| 4 | 119 ↓ | Tarik Cohen | RB | Backup |
| 5 | 147 | Jordan Morgan | OL | Active |
2016 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 ↑ | Leonard Floyd | EDGE | Starter |
| 2 | 56 ↓ | Cody Whitehair | OL | Star |
| 3 | 72 | Jonathan Bullard | DL | Backup |
| 4 | 113 ↑ | Nick Kwiatkoski | LB | Backup |
| 4 | 124 ↓ | Deon Bush | S | Backup |
| 4 | 127 ↑ | Deiondre' Hall | CB | Active |
| 5 | 150 | Jordan Howard | RB | Starter |
| 6 | 185 | DeAndre Houston-Carson | S | Backup |
| 7 | 230 | Daniel Braverman | WR | Active |
2015 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kevin White | WR | Bust |
| 2 | 39 | Eddie Goldman | DL | Backup |
| 3 | 71 | Hroniss Grasu | OL | Bust |
| 4 | 106 | Jeremy Langford | RB | Active |
| 5 | 142 ↑ | Adrian Amos | S | Star |
| 6 | 183 | Tayo Fabuluje | OL | Active |
2014 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Kyle Fuller | CB | Starter |
| 2 | 51 | Ego Ferguson | DL | Bust |
| 3 | 82 | Will Sutton | DL | Bust |
| 4 | 117 | Ka'Deem Carey | RB | Backup |
| 4 | 131 ↑ | Brock Vereen | CB | Active |
| 6 | 183 | David Fales | QB | Active |
| 6 | 191 | Pat O'Donnell | P | Backup |
| 7 | 246 | Charles Leno Jr. | OL | Starter |
2013 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Kyle Long | OL | Backup |
| 2 | 50 | Jonathan Bostic | LB | Starter |
| 4 | 117 | Khaseem Greene | LB | Active |
| 5 | 163 ↓ | Jordan Mills | OL | Starter |
| 6 | 188 | Cornelius Washington | LB | Backup |
| 7 | 236 ↓ | Marquess Wilson | WR | Active |
2012 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Shea McClellin | EDGE | Bust |
| 2 | 45 ↑ | Alshon Jeffery | WR | Starter |
| 3 | 79 | Brandon Hardin | CB | Bust |
| 4 | 111 | Evan Rodriguez | TE | Active |
| 6 | 184 | Isaiah Frey | CB | Active |
| 7 | 220 | Greg McCoy | CB | Released |
↑ traded up for, ↓ came from trading down.
How it works: every pick is compared with what its draft slot usually produces. A hit beat the slot. A star had a season in the top 10% at his position. An early bust is a round 1 to 3 pick who never produced. The letter blends value over the slot, starters, stars and early busts. A best season counts only after 16 games, and the last two classes are still developing.
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