The Chicago Bears are one of the NFL's oldest franchises and, thus, are one of the teams that took part in the very first NFL Draft all the way back in 1936. The Bears have had plenty of great draft selections, but they have also picked players who have et them back at times. Let's break down the five biggest NFL draft busts in Bears history.
5. Cedric Benson, 2005, Round 1, Pick 4
Cedric Benson was an All-American coming out of Texas and the hope was he could be the next great running back in Bears history. Instead of reaching that level he was more of a disappointment, never finishing with more than 675 yards in any of his three seasons with the team.
In October 2009, Benson was released by the Bears. After leaving the Bears, Benson played with the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers.
4. Kevin White, 2015, Round 1, Pick 7
Kevin White was expected to be a star wideout coming out West Virginia but that never panned out. It was all about injuries with White and they derailed his career.
He dealt with leg injuries in first few seasons in the NFL and during his third season, he broke his shoulder blade. White played 14 games with the Bears catching 25 passes for 285 yards.
He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 but was released during training camp as he dealt with a hamstring injury. For White the story will always be what could have been if he was able to stay healthy.
3. Cade McNown, 1999, Round 1, Pick 12
The Bears struck out two years in a row with their first-round picks, and it hurt their franchise for a while. McNown made three starts as a rookie and they were the only three starts he ever made with the Bears.
During the 2001 preseason, McNown was traded along with a seventh-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in return for a sixth-round pick and a 2003 seventh-round pick.
2. Curtis Enis, 1998, Round 1, Pick 5
Curtis Enis was expected to be the next great NFL running back out of college, but that didn't quite work out. Enis held out trying to a bigger contract and once he finally reported he didn't have a lot success. Nine games into the season, he tore his ACL and that was the end of his time with the Bears.
He did try to come back with the Cleveland Browns, but he failed to stick on their roster and he was out of the league by 2000. The thing that makes the pick even worse is the team was thinking about selecting Randy Moss with that pick.
1. Mitchell Trubisky, 2017, Round 1, Pick 2
Leading this list is quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the worst draft pick in the Bears' long history. The Bears traded up in the 2017 draft to select Truibsky when they were only bidding against themselves, and that was only the start of the problem.
Trubisky showed some promise in 2018, but in 2019 he went back to his old ways, throwing for only 17 touchdowns along with 10 interceptions.
The Bears brought in Nick Foles to be his competition heading into the 2020 season and it could mean that his days with the Bears could be numbered.
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