1. Brian Urlacher, LB
2000 NFL Draft, No. 9 overall
There’s no question who’s the unanimous decision for the Bears’ best first-round pick since 2000. Linebacker Brian Urlacher spent his entire 13-year career with the Bears, where he earned eight Pro Bowl nods, five first-team All-Pro nods, was named to the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2000s and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Urlacher was the face of the Bears franchise for the entirety of his career, and he’s one of the best defensive players in Bears history. In 182 career games, Urlacher had 41.5 sacks, 22 interceptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns as well as 90 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and 16 fumble recoveries. He was simply a franchise-altering player that constituted everything it means to be a linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
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