chicago bears drafted mitchell trubisky in the first round.
chicago bears drafted mitchell trubisky in the first round.
who did the chicago bears draft in the first round?
mitchell trubisky
the bears traded the third-overall pick, a 2017 third-round pick (no. 67) overall, a 2017 fourth-round pick (no. 111) and a 2018 third-round pick to the 49ers in exchange for their second-overall pick. moving up a spot in the draft order, the bears used it on north carolina quarterback mitchell trubisky; although he only started for one full season, trubisky threw for 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2016, including completing 68 percent of his passes and an average of 8.4 yards per pass. in the second round, the bears traded the 36th-overall pick and a seventh-round selection (no. 211) to the cardinals in exchange for their 45th-overall pick, a fourth- (no. 119) and sixth-rounder (no. 197), and a fourth-rounder in 2018. with the new second-round pick, tight end adam shaheen of the ashland eagles was selected; in 2016, shaheen recorded 16 touchdown receptions, the most in a season by a tight end in ncaa division ii history. after trading their third-rounder to the 49ers, the bears did not have a pick in that round, instead waiting until the next round to use the 112th-overall pick on alabama safety eddie jackson; over the course of his college career, jackson had nine interceptions, 12 pass breakups and five touchdowns (three on interception returns), including restricting opposing quarterbacks to a combined 38.3 passer rating when throwing his way in 2016. also a punt returner, he averaged 23 yards on punt returns, but broke his leg on a return during a game last october. the second fourth-round pick, the 119th-overall from arizona, was used to select north carolina a&t running back tarik cohen. the , running back attracted internet attention in 2015 when a video surfaced of him performing a backflip and catching two footballs at the same time. with the aggies, cohen was named mid-eastern athletic conference rookie of the year during his freshman year and was the meac offensive player of the year three times as he recorded 5,619 rushing yards during his tenure. a second division ii player, kutztown golden bears offensive lineman jordan morgan, was drafted with chicago's final pick (a fifth-rounder and the 147th-overall selection); the first kutztown player to be drafted since andre reed in 1985, morgan started 43 of 44 games with the golden bears, winning the 2016 gene upshaw award and being named the pennsylvania state athletic conference eastern division offensive athlete of the year, the first lineman to receive the honor.
2017 chicago bears season
in the first round, the bears selected boise state defensive end shea mcclellin with the 19th overall pick. though mcclellin played defensive end and linebacker at college, bears general manager phil emery stated that mcclellin will exclusively play defensive end with the bears. in the second round, the bears traded their second round pick (50th overall) and their fifth rounder (150th overall) to the st. louis rams in exchange for their second rounder (45th overall), which was used on south carolina wide receiver alshon jeffery. emery considered jeffery one of the best receivers in the draft, placing him ahead of justin blackmon and michael floyd. in round three, the bears drafted oregon state safety brandon hardin 79th overall, despite missing the entire 2011 college football season with a shoulder injury. hardin's selection marked the eighth consecutive year the team spent a draft pick on a safety. in the next round, the bears selected temple tight end evan rodriguez. though he played tight end, he was envisioned as a fullback by the team, and was primarily intended to be a blocker. rodriguez stated that he has been a blocker at temple during al golden's tenure as offensive coordinator. the bears closed out the draft by drafting two cornerbacks, nevada's isaiah frey (184th overall) and tcu's greg mccoy (220th overall), despite the team already having six cornerbacks. mccoy was sixth in the nation in kickoff return yards, having averaged 30.6 yards per return, and scoring two touchdowns. draft analysts gave the bears draft grades mainly c's. the entire draft class was signed by may 15.
2012 chicago bears season