Where each of the Bears' draft picks ranked on pre-draft big boards

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The Chicago Bears welcomed five new rookies during the 2024 NFL draft, which general manager called an "impact draft" for this organization. And there's no denying they were among the draft's biggest winners.

That started with the addition of an elite quarterback-wide receiver duo in Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze at first and ninth overall, respectively. The Bears also added a developmental offensive tackle in Kiran Amegadjie in the third round, a generational punter in Tory Taylor in the fourth round and a potential steal in edge rusher Austin Booker in the fifth round.

We examined seven different big boards, including Pro Football Network's consensus ranking, to see if the Bears got good value or reached for a specific player in their rookie draft class.

Draft Wire (top 200) :: PFF (top 315) :: Daniel Jeremiah (top 150) :: Field Yates (top 200) :: Mel Kiper Jr. (top 150) :: Dane Brugler (top 100) :: PFN consensus (top 300)

Draft Wire: 10

PFF: 1

Daniel Jeremiah: 1

Field Yates: 1

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1

Dane Brugler: 1

Consensus: 1

The Bears got the top prospect in the entire draft in Williams, who many believe is a generational prospect. Every outlet, with the exception of Draft Wire, had him as the No. 1 prospect in this class. Williams is coming into arguably the best situation for a No. 1 quarterback ever, and he's got the tools to develop into a franchise quarterback for Chicago.

Draft Wire: 5

PFF: 6

Daniel Jeremiah: 3

Field Yates: 6

Mel Kiper Jr.: 4

Dane Brugler: 6

Consensus: 6

Chicago got an absolute steal in Odunze at ninth overall, according to the big boards. Daniel Jeremiah had him as high as the third best prospect and at worst he was the sixth best. Thankfully, a run on quarterbacks and offensive tackles allowed Odunze to fall to the Bears. Odunze joins a loaded receiver group also featuring DJ Moore and Keenan Allen.

Draft Wire: 85

PFF: 57

Daniel Jeremiah: N/A

Field Yates: 125

Mel Kiper Jr.: 109

Dane Brugler: 87

Consensus: 75

When looking at the big boards, there was some debate about Amegadjie and just how high he should've gone. While most had him in the 80-125 range, the consensus wound up being 75th, which is exactly where Chicago got him. Amegadjie is a developmental prospect, so he won't be tasked with starting right away. But he could surely develop into a starter down the line.

Draft Wire: N/A

PFF: 182

Daniel Jeremiah: N/A

Field Yates: 1 (among punters)

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1 (among punters)

Dane Brugler: N/A

Consensus: 187

As you can see, most big boards didn't have Taylor even remotely near where he was selected at 122nd overall, an indication the Bears may have overreached. But Poles made the move knowing he wouldn't be there in the fifth round and managed to land a player who will be a weapon for their team and how he's able to flip the field.

Draft Wire: 86

PFF: 88

Daniel Jeremiah: 108

Field Yates: 91

Mel Kiper Jr.: 107

Dane Brugler: 78

Consensus: 83

Chicago got a late-round steal in Booker, who most draft analysts had in the top 100 prospects — and they landed him at No. 144. Daniel Jeremiah said during the draft that he believes Booker could've been a first round pick next year had he returned to school. So the Bears have a player with a high ceiling who now gets to learn from Montez Sweat. Booker is someone to keep an eye on.

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