Who are the worst Chicago Bears draft picks over the last 10 years?

Chicago Bears 2015 NFL Draft: Kevin White, WR

Selection: First Rround (seventh overall)

To say the Pace era got off to a rocky start would be an understatement. The Bears selected West Virginia wideout Kevin White seventh overall, a pick that was met mostly with praise and excitement. 

Although Amari Cooper was believed to be the best all-around receiver prospect, White possessed better physical tools, running in the 4.3s and the NFL Combine at 6’3, 215 pounds. This made White one of the most compelling prospects in the entire draft and worthy of an early first-round selection. 

Unfortunately, White’s career ended before it could even start. Though he has stuck around in the NFL, most recently playing for the New Orleans Saints in 2022, White didn’t appear in more than four games in a season until 2018, and by then, the explosiveness that once made him such a tantalizing player had been almost entirely sapped.

It would’ve been hard to foresee the health issues that plagued White ahead of time. That’s why this pick shouldn’t be viewed in the same light as someone like Mitchell Trubisky.

While many picks on this list are infuriating to look back on, the Kevin White story is more depressing than anything else. A once-promising prospect with arguably the best size and speed combination seen at the receiver position since Calvin Johnson, only to have his career decimated by injuries.

Still, if we’re going off return on investment, there haven’t been many picks this decade that are worse than this.