We're taking a look at the best first-round picks by the Bears in franchise history, a list that includes all Hall of Famers.

Butkus recorded 27 fumble recoveries and 22 interceptions before knee injuries forced his retirement after the 1973 season. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Gale Sayers ...

The Buccaneers' first-round drafting efforts have produced 14 Pro Bowlers, including three in recent years, and once included ...

It’s not a stretch to say that in the 100-plus year history of the National Football League, no team has a richer history ...

To this day, Gale Sayers’ average of 138.7 scrimmage yards ... his teammate’s death thanks in large part to the serious knee injury he suffered in 1968 and subsequent injuries he suffered ...

Eventual Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus and running back Gale Sayers went to the Chicago ... Fredrickson, with a career interrupted by a major knee injury, averaged 3.4 yards per carry ...

In 2024, he started the first six games before a season-ending knee injury against Oregon. Despite the injury, he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten. Simmons played 32 straight games during his ...