NFL Draft: Ranking Bears’ best 1st-round picks since 2000

The Bears haven’t struck gold often in the first round in recent history, but when they have, those picks were perfect.

3. Kyle Fuller, CB

2014 NFL Draft, No. 14 overall

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For awhile, it looked like Kyle Fuller would wind up among the first-round busts drafted by the Bears. But facing a contract year in 2017, Fuller came to life and ultimately earned a second contract from the Bears. Since then, Fuller has garnered two Pro Bowl nods, in 2018 and 2019, as he’s been a cornerstone of Chicago’s secondary.

Fuller has led the Bears in interceptions each of the last two seasons, nabbing a career-best seven picks in 2018 and three in 2019. In the last three seasons, Fuller has 12 interceptions. After a rocky start, Fuller has grown into one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, and he’s proving to be one of the Bears’ better first-round picks over the last decade.

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