Chicago Bears: Top 20 First-Round Picks in Team History
Published by Bob Warja on March 19, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Bears have taken a beating on the results of their first-round draft selections, especially over recent years, and with good reason. Flops like Cade McNown, Curtis Enis and Stan Thomas litter the Bears’ draft landscape.
Yet even blind squirrels find acorns sometimes, and the Bears certainly have had some great first-round picks over the years.
In fact, from 1979 through 1986, the Bears had a run of very solid and, in a few cases, even spectacular draft selections. That’s eight consecutive drafts without a miss. Talk about impressive!
Compare those results to the Bears’ last eight drafts. Only one spectacular player and one or maybe two other solid contributors among them.
From 1936 through 2008 (in which they had their last first-round pick), the Bears have selected a total of 86 players in the first round, as some years the team had multiple first-rounders. Amazingly in both 1941 and 1951, the Bears actually had three first-round picks!
So, without further ado, I present the 20 best first-round draft picks in Bears history. Enjoy and feel free to debate.
