Chicago Bears
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Bears top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
56
Hall of Famers
4
7.1% hit rate
Avg pick slot
13.5
Highest pick
#1
Caleb Williams · 2024
All-time record
422–454–1
0.482 win %
Playoff seasons
17
of 56
The Story
- Chicago Bears have made 56 first-round selections and produced 4 Hall of Famers (7.1% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 2024, when they took Caleb Williams.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 422-454-1 record (0.482) and reached the playoffs 17 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Chicago Bears added an average of 1.9 wins versus the prior year (21 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is OL, taken 11 times in Round 1.
- Michigan is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 4 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1985: 15-1-0 (+258 point differential).
- Their worst was 2022: 3-14-0 (-137 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #3 | Lionel Antoine | 6 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1973 | #8 | Wally Chambers | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 1974 | #4 | Waymond Bryant | 3 | 4 | +1 | |
| 1975 | #4 | Walter Payton | 4 | 4 | +0 | HoF |
| 1976 | #8 | Dennis Lick | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 1979 | #4 |
Dan Hampton
+ #9 Al Harris
|
7 | 10 | +3 | HoF |
| 1982 | #5 | Jim McMahon | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 1983 | #6 | Jimbo Covert | 3 | 8 | +5 | HoF |
| 1990 | #6 | Mark Carrier | 6 | 11 | +5 | |
| 1993 | #7 | Curtis Conway | 5 | 7 | +2 | |
| 1998 | #5 | Curtis Enis | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
| 2000 | #9 | Brian Urlacher | 6 | 5 | -1 | HoF |
| 2001 | #8 | David Terrell | 5 | 13 | +8 | |
| 2005 | #4 | Cedric Benson | 5 | 11 | +6 | |
| 2015 | #7 | Kevin White | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
| 2016 | #9 | Leonard Floyd | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 2017 | #2 | Mitchell Trubisky | 3 | 5 | +2 | |
| 2018 | #8 | Roquan Smith | 5 | 12 | +7 | |
| 2023 | #10 | Darnell Wright | 3 | 7 | +4 | |
| 2024 | #1 |
Caleb Williams
+ #9 Rome Odunze
|
7 | 5 | -2 | |
| 2025 | #10 | Colston Loveland | 5 | 11 | +6 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #4 | Walter Payton | RB | Jackson St. |
| 1979 | #4 | Dan Hampton | DE | Arkansas |
| 1983 | #6 | Jimbo Covert | T | Pittsburgh |
| 2000 | #9 | Brian Urlacher | LB | New Mexico |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #11 | Joe Moore | RB | Missouri | |
| 1972 | #3 | Lionel Antoine | T | Southern Illinois | |
| 1972 | #12 | Craig Clemons | DB | Iowa | |
| 1973 | #8 | Wally Chambers | DT | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 1974 | #4 | Waymond Bryant | LB | Tennessee St. | |
| 1974 | #20 | Dave Gallagher | DE | Michigan | |
| 1975 | #4 | Walter Payton | RB | Jackson St. | HoF |
| 1976 | #8 | Dennis Lick | T | Wisconsin | |
| 1977 | #15 | Ted Albrecht | T | California | |
| 1979 | #4 | Dan Hampton | DE | Arkansas | HoF |
| 1979 | #9 | Al Harris | DE | Arizona St. | |
| 1980 | #19 | Otis Wilson | LB | Louisville | |
| 1981 | #11 | Keith Van Horne | T | USC | |
| 1982 | #5 | Jim McMahon | QB | BYU | |
| 1983 | #6 | Jimbo Covert | T | Pittsburgh | HoF |
| 1983 | #18 | Willie Gault | WR | Tennessee | |
| 1984 | #11 | Wilber Marshall | LB | Florida | |
| 1985 | #22 | William Perry | DT | Clemson | |
| 1986 | #27 | Neal Anderson | RB | Florida | |
| 1987 | #26 | Jim Harbaugh | QB | Michigan | |
| 1988 | #23 | Brad Muster | RB | Stanford | |
| 1988 | #27 | Wendell Davis | WR | LSU | |
| 1989 | #11 | Donnell Woolford | DB | Clemson | |
| 1989 | #12 | Trace Armstrong | DE | Florida | |
| 1990 | #6 | Mark Carrier | DB | USC | |
| 1991 | #22 | Stan Thomas | T | Texas | |
| 1992 | #22 | Alonzo Spellman | DE | Ohio St. | |
| 1993 | #7 | Curtis Conway | WR | USC | |
| 1994 | #11 | John Thierry | DE | Alcorn St. | |
| 1995 | #21 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | Colorado | |
| 1996 | #13 | Walt Harris | DB | Mississippi St. | |
| 1998 | #5 | Curtis Enis | RB | Penn St. | |
| 1999 | #12 | Cade McNown | QB | UCLA | |
| 2000 | #9 | Brian Urlacher | LB | New Mexico | HoF |
| 2001 | #8 | David Terrell | WR | Michigan | |
| 2002 | #29 | Marc Colombo | T | Boston Col. | |
| 2003 | #14 | Michael Haynes | DE | Penn St. | |
| 2003 | #22 | Rex Grossman | QB | Florida | |
| 2004 | #14 | Tommie Harris | DT | Oklahoma | |
| 2005 | #4 | Cedric Benson | RB | Texas | |
| 2007 | #31 | Greg Olsen | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 2008 | #14 | Chris Williams | T | Vanderbilt | |
| 2011 | #29 | Gabe Carimi | T | Wisconsin | |
| 2012 | #19 | Shea McClellin | DE | Boise St. | |
| 2013 | #20 | Kyle Long | G | Oregon | |
| 2014 | #14 | Kyle Fuller | DB | Virginia Tech | |
| 2015 | #7 | Kevin White | WR | West Virginia | |
| 2016 | #9 | Leonard Floyd | OLB | Georgia | |
| 2017 | #2 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB | North Carolina | |
| 2018 | #8 | Roquan Smith | ILB | Georgia | |
| 2021 | #11 | Justin Fields | QB | Ohio St. | |
| 2023 | #10 | Darnell Wright | OL | Tennessee | |
| 2024 | #1 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC | |
| 2024 | #9 | Rome Odunze | WR | Washington | |
| 2025 | #10 | Colston Loveland | TE | Michigan | |
| 2026 | #25 | Dillon Thieneman | S | Oregon |