List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
Player selections

List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks

Section Title: Player selections
Table Section Text: None

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

1939	6	Bill Osmanski	Fullback	Holy Cross

1940	7	Clyde Turner ^	Center/Linebacker	Hardin-Simmons

1941	1	Tom Harmon*	Halfback	Michigan

1941	3	Norm Standlee	Fullback	Stanford

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

1947	11	Dick Kindt	Halfback	Wisconsin

1948	3	Bobby Layne ^	Quarterback	Texas

1948	10	Max Bumgardner	Defensive end	Texas

1949	11	Dick Harris	Center	Texas

1950	3	Chuck Hunsinger	Halfback	Florida

1950	10	Fred Morrison	Halfback	Ohio State

1951	2	Bob Williams	Quarterback	Notre Dame

1951	10	Billy Stone	Halfback	Bradley

1951	12	Gene Schroeder	Defensive end/Defensive back	Virginia

1952	8	Jim Dooley	End/halfback	Miami

1953	6	Billy Anderson	Halfback/Defensive back	Compton JC

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

1964	14	Dick Evey	Defensive tackle	Tennessee

1965	3	Dick Butkus ^	Linebacker	Illinois

1965	4	Gale Sayers ^	Halfback	Kansas

1965	6	Steve DeLong	Defensive end	Tennessee

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	—	—

1971	11	Joe Moore	Halfback	Missouri

1972	3	Lionel Antoine	Offensive tackle	Southern Illinois

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

1975	4	Walter Payton ^	Halfback	Jackson State

1976	8	Dennis Lick	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin

1977	15	Ted Albrecht	Offensive tackle	California

1978	—	No pick	—	—

1979	4	Dan Hampton ^	Defensive tackle	Arkansas

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

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

1989	11	Donnell Woolford †	Defensive back	Clemson

1989	12	Trace Armstrong	Defensive end	Florida

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	—	—

1998	5	Curtis Enis	Halfback	Penn State

1999	12	Cade McNown	Quarterback	UCLA

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

2003	22	Rex Grossman	Quarterback	Florida

2004	14	Tommie Harris †	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma

2005	4	Cedric Benson	Halfback	Texas

2006	—	No pick	—	—

2007	31	Greg Olsen †	Tight end	Miami

2008	14	Chris Williams	Offensive tackle	Vanderbilt

2009	—	No pick	—	—

2010	—	No pick	—	—

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

2019	—	No pick (traded to Oakland for Khalil Mack)

Sentence(s)

The Chicago Bears recent first round selection (2018) was Roquan Smith, an inside linebacker from Georgia.

final_sentence: The Chicago Bears recent first round selection (2018) was Roquan Smith, an inside linebacker from Georgia.