After sitting out the first round on Thursday night, the Bears will be incredibly busy for the next 24 hours, starting at 6 p.m. (CT) Friday when the second and third rounds of the selection begin.
The Bears have two second-round picks (Nos. 39 and 48) and one third-round pick (No. 71). They have three picks when the draught ends on Saturday with Rounds 4-7: two in the fifth round (Nos. 148 and 150) and one in the sixth (186).
The Bears are expected to choose 28 different players with their two second-round choices, according to a collection of 20 mock draughts we published on Thursday. Only 25 people are still alive for the second round. Penn State receiver Jahan Dotson was taken by the Commanders at No. 16, Florida cornerback Kaiir Elam was selected by the Bills at No. 23, and Tulsa lineman Tyler Smith was selected by the Cowboys at No. 24.
Here are the first 25 picks in the second round:
- 33. Buccaneers (from Jaguars)
- 34. Vikings (from Lions)
- 35. Titans (from Jets)
- 36. Giants
- 37. Texans
- 38. Jets (from Panthers)
- 39. BEARS
- 40. Seahawks (from Broncos)
- 41. Seahawks
- 42. Colts (from Commanders)
- 43. Falcons
- 44. Browns
- 45. Ravens
- 46. Lions (from Vikings)
- 47. Commanders (from Colts)
- 48. BEARS (from Chargers)
- 49. Saints
- 50. Chiefs (from Dolphins)
- 51. Eagles
- 52. Steelers
- 53. Packers (from Raiders)
- 54. Patriots
- 55. Cardinals
- 56. Cowboys
- 57. Bills
Here are the best available players remaining entering Day 2:
According to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.:
- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
- Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
- Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
- Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
- Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
- David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
- Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
- Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
- Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
- Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan
- Travis Jones, DT, UConn
- Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
- Kenneth Walker, RB, Michigan State
- Logan Hall, DT, Houston
- Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State
- Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
- Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
- Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
- Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
- Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan
- Josh Paschal, EDGE, Kentucky
- Drake Jackson, EDGE, USC
- Perrion Winfrey, DT, Oklahoma
- John Metchie III, Alabama
- Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
According to NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah (photos of each player below):
- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
- Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
- Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
- Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
- Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
- Kenneth Walker, RB, Michigan State
- Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
- Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
- Travis Jones, DT, UConn
- Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
- Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
- Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
- Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan
- Nik Bonitto, EDGE, Oklahoma
- Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan
- Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
- Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
- David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
- Logan Hall, DT, Houston
- Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
- Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
- Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State
- Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State
- Chad Muma, LB, Wyoming
- Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State
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