The Chicago Bears came away from the 2023 NFL draft with 10 players and a slew of currently unconfirmed undrafted free agents.
General manager Ryan Poles addressed some big needs in the trenches with offensive tackle Darnell Wright and defensive tackles Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens. He also shored up the secondary with Tyrique Stevenson and added some potential late-round gems on Day 3.
While it could be a little bit before we start hearing about rookies signing their contracts — it hasn’t even been a week since they’ve been drafted — projections indicate that it’ll account for roughly $12.28 million combined in cap space for the 2023 season.
Here’s a breakdown of how much each Bears drafted rookie will cost the team this season (all projections via Spotrac).