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The Chicago Bears, from Chicago, Illinois, are a American football team in the National Football League's NFC North division. They participated in the first ever NFL draft in 1936 and selected Joe Stydahar, aTackle from the University of West Virginia. The team's most recent first round selection (2008) was Chris Williams, a Tackle from the Vanderbilt University. The Bears have only selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice, choosing Tom Harmon and Bob Fenimore. The team's six selections from the University of Texas are the most chosen by the Bears from one program.

Every year in April, all franchises try to improve their team by selecting new players in the collegiate draft which is called 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 team that won the Super Bowl picks last out of the two final teams. If the franchise so chooses, they may trade their draft picks for any combination of draft picks, players, and money.[1]

Player selections

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Sid Luckman was initially drafted by Pittsburgh but immediately traded to the Bears.
Greg Olsen was the Bears first round pick in 2007.
 *  Selected with 1st overall pick
 †  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame[2]
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1936 7 Joe Stydahar † Tackle West Virginia
1937 6 Les McDonald OE Nebraska
1938 10 Joe Gray Half Back Oregon State
1939 2 Sid Luckman † Quarterback Columbia [a]
1939 6 Bill Osmanski Fullback Holy Cross
1940 7 Clyde Turner † Center/LB Hardin-Simmons
1941 1 Tom Harmon* Half Back Michigan [b]
1941 3 Norm Standlee Fullback Standford [c]
1941 9 Don Scott Half Back Ohio State
1942 10 Frankie Albert Quarterback Stanford
1943 9 Bob Steuber Half Back Missouri/DePauw
1944 9 Ray Evans Half Back Kansas
1945 11 Don Lund Half Back Michigan
1946 4 Johnny Lujack Quarterback Notre Dame
1947 1 Bob Fenimore* Half Back Oklahoma State [d]
1947 11 Dick Kindt Half Back Wisconsin
1948 3 Bobby Layne † Quarterback Texas [e]
1948 10[3] Max Baumgardner Defensive End Texas
1949 11[4] Dick Harris Center Texas
1950 3 Chuck Hunsinger Half Back Florida [f]
1950 10 Fred Morrison Half Back Ohio State
1951 2[5] Bob Williams Quarterback Notre Dame [g]
1951 10 Billy Stone Half Back Bradley [h]
1951 12[6] Gene Schroeder Defensive End/Defensive Back Virginia
1952 8 Jim Dooley B/E/FL/TE Miami
1953 6[7] Billy Anderson Half Back/Defensive Back[7] Compton JC[7]
1954 6 Stan Wallace Half Back Illinois
1955 11 Don Drzewiecki Half Back Marquette
1956 10 Menan Schriewer E Texas
1957 13 Earl Leggett DT Louisiana State
1958 7 Chuck Howley Linebacker/Guard West Virginia
1959 7 Don Clark Half Back Ohio State
1960 7 Roger Davis Guard Syracuse
1961 5 Mike Ditka † Tight end Pittsburgh
1962 7 Ronnie Bull Half Back Baylor
1963 11 Dave Behrman Center Michigan State [i]
1964 14 Dick Evey DT Tennessee
1965 3 Dick Butkus † Linebacker Illinois [j]
1965 4 Gale Sayers † Half Back Kansas
1965 6 Steve DeLong DE Tennessee [k]
1966 12 George Rice DT Louisiana State
1967 10 Loyd Phillips DE Arkansas
1968 16 Mike Hull Half Back Southern California
1969 14 Rufus Mayes OT Ohio State
1970 — No Pick — — [l]
1971 11 Joe Moore Half Back Missouri
1972 3 Lionel Antoine OT Southern Illinois [m]
1972 12 Craig Clemons Safety/DB Iowa
1973 8 Wally Chambers DT Eastern Kentucky
1974 4 Waymond Bryant Linebacker Tennessee State
1974 20 Dave Gallagher DE Michigan [n]
1975 4 Walter Payton † Half Back Jackson State
1976 8 Dennis Lick OT Wisconsin [o]
1977 15 Ted Albrecht OT California
1978 — No Pick — — [p]
1979 4 Dan Hampton † DT Arkansas [q]
1979 9 Al Harris DE Arizona State
1980 19 Otis Wilson Linebacker Louisville
1981 11 Keith Van Horne OT Arkansas
1982 5 Jim McMahon Quarterback Brigham Young
1983 6 Jim Covert OT Pittsburgh
1983 18 Willie Gault Wide receiver Tennessee [r]
1984 11 Wilber Marshall Linebacker Florida
1985 22 William Perry DT Clemson
1986 27 Neal Anderson Half Back 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 DB Clemson
1989 12 Trace Armstrong DE Florida [s]
1990 6 Mark Carrier Safety Southern California
1991 22 Stan Thomas OT 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 Half Back Colorado
1996 13 Walt Harris Defensive Back Mississippi State
1997 — No Pick — — [t]
1998 5 Curtis Enis Half Back Penn State
1999 12 Cade McNown Quarterback UCLA [u]
2000 9 Brian Urlacher LB/S New Mexico
2001 8 David Terrell Wide Receiver Michigan
2002 29 Marc Colombo OT Boston College
2003 14 Michael Haynes Defensive End Penn State [v]
2003 22 Rex Grossman Quarterback Florida [v]
2004 14 Tommie Harris DT Oklahoma
2005 4 Cedric Benson Half Back Texas
2006 — No Pick — — [w]
2007 31 Greg Olsen Tight End Miami
2008 14 Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
2009 — No Pick — — [x]
2010 — No Pick — — [x]

Footnotes

  • a Initially drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates but immediately traded to Bears.
  • b Pick acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles.[8]
  • c Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers.[8]
  • d Pick was a lottery bonus pick.[9]
  • e Pick acquired from Detroit through Pittsburgh.[10]
  • f Acquired from New York Bulldogs.[11]
  • g Acquired from the Baltimore Colts.[12]
  • h Acquired from the Baltimore Colts.[12]
  • i Pick acquired from Pittsburgh Steelers.[13]
  • j Pick acquired from Pittsburgh Steelers.[14]
  • k Pick acquired from Washington Redskins.[14]
  • l Second overall selection traded to Green Bay Packers (who selected Mike McCoy) for Bob Hyland, Elijah Pitts, Lee Roy Caffey.[15]
  • m Pick acquired from New York Giants.[16]
  • n Acquired from Washington Redskins through Los Angeles Rams.[17]
  • 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).[18]
  • 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).[19]
  • 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.[20]
  • t Bears traded 1997 first round selection (11th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks for Rick Mirer.[21]
  • 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).[22] 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).[23]
  • 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.[24]

References

General
  • "Chicago Bears NFL Draft History". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  • "Chicago Bears 1st Round Draft History". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
Specific
  1. ^ Alder, James. ""NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection"". About.com. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
  3. ^ "Max Baumgardner". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  4. ^ "1949 Chicago Bears Draft". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  5. ^ "Bob Williams". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  6. ^ "Gene Schroeder". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  7. ^ a b c "Billy Anderson". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  8. ^ a b "Pro Football Draft History: 1941". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  9. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1947". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  10. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1948". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  11. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1950". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  12. ^ a b "Pro Football Draft History: 1951". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  13. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1963". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  14. ^ a b "Pro Football Draft History: 1965". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  15. ^ "Packers Significant Trades, 1957-2008". Packers.com. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  16. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1972". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  17. ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1974". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  18. ^ Martz, Ron (1978-04-15). "Bay Bucs sign Chambers but give up Moore". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 99 of 127. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  19. ^ "Say It Ain't So: Tampa Bay Buccaneers". CNNSI.com. 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  20. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (3-28-88). "Getting Free For A Big Gain". sportsillustrated.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Say It Ain't So: Chicago Bears". CNNSI.com. 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  22. ^ "Jets trade two picks to Bears for fourth overall". AP. 2003-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Cutler goes to Bears for Orton, picks". ESPN.com. 4-03-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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