Bears fans are the only ones excited about the Bears’ draft.
From ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. (“They nailed these ... picks.”) to every major outlet (and minor outlets, for that matter), the Bears’ selections of USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick and Washington WR Rome Odunze with the No. 9 overall pick were almost universally acclaimed.
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco was the odd-man out, preferring LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels to Williams and giving the Bears a B+ for Odunze. For the record, Pete gave the Bears a D for Mitch Trubisky (“It makes no sense ... bad move”) and called Patrick Mahomes “the best QB in this draft” in 2017, so his tempered analysis can’t be discounted.
A sampling:
ESPN (Mel Kiper, Jr.):
The Athletic:
NFL.com:
Fox Sports (Rob Rang):
CBS Sports (Pete Prisco):
Yahoo Sports (Charles McDonald):
USA Today (Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz):
The Bears tried an ill-fated apprenticeship plan with Mitch Trubisky in 2017 (behind Mike Glennon) and Justin Fields in 2021 (behind Andy Dalton). But the 2024 Bears are set up for Williams as the Week 1 starter.
By Mark Potash
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“My last goal is immortality,” Williams said two hours after the Bears made him their first-ever No. 1 overall pick at quarterback. “The only way to reach that is winning championships.’'
By Patrick Finley
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They’ll go into Williams’ rookie season with DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Odunze at wide receiver.
By Jason Lieser
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Here’s where all the year’s top rookies are heading for the upcoming NFL season.
The position has been a headache for Poles, but now he has stacked DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Odunze for incoming quarterback Caleb Williams.
By Jason Lieser
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Painting his nails helps Caleb Williams relax.
By Patrick Finley
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