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With the 3rd overall selection...

With the Bears holding the No. 3 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, we take a look at the last 35 players to be selected in that spot.

2016: DE Joey Bosa (Chargers)
1 / 35

2016: DE Joey Bosa (Chargers)

2015: OLB Dante Fowler (Jaguars)
2 / 35

2015: OLB Dante Fowler (Jaguars)

2014: QB Blake Bortles (Jaguars)
3 / 35

2014: QB Blake Bortles (Jaguars)

2013: DE Dion Jordan (Dolphins)
4 / 35

2013: DE Dion Jordan (Dolphins)

2012: RB Trent Richardson (Browns)
5 / 35

2012: RB Trent Richardson (Browns)

2011: DT Marcell Dareus (Bills)
6 / 35

2011: DT Marcell Dareus (Bills)

2010: DT Gerald McCoy (Buccaneers)
7 / 35

2010: DT Gerald McCoy (Buccaneers)

2009: DE Tyson Jackson (Chiefs)
8 / 35

2009: DE Tyson Jackson (Chiefs)

2008: QB Matt Ryan (Falcons)
9 / 35

2008: QB Matt Ryan (Falcons)

2007: T Joe Thomas (Browns)
10 / 35

2007: T Joe Thomas (Browns)

2006: QB Vince Young (Titans)
11 / 35

2006: QB Vince Young (Titans)

2005: WR Braylon Edwards (Browns)
12 / 35

2005: WR Braylon Edwards (Browns)

2004: WR Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals)
13 / 35

2004: WR Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals)

2003: WR Andre Johnson (Texans)
14 / 35

2003: WR Andre Johnson (Texans)

2002: QB Joey Harrington (Lions)
15 / 35

2002: QB Joey Harrington (Lions)

2001: DT Gerard Warren (Browns)
16 / 35

2001: DT Gerard Warren (Browns)

2000: T Chris Samuels (Redskins)
17 / 35

2000: T Chris Samuels (Redskins)

1999: QB Akili Smith (Bengals)
18 / 35

1999: QB Akili Smith (Bengals)

1998: DE Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals)
19 / 35

1998: DE Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals)

1997: DB Shawn Springs (Seahawks)
20 / 35

1997: DB Shawn Springs (Seahawks)

1996: DE Simeon Rice (Cardinals)
21 / 35

1996: DE Simeon Rice (Cardinals)

1995: QB Steve McNair (Oilers)
22 / 35

1995: QB Steve McNair (Oilers)

1994: QB Heath Shuler (Redskins)
23 / 35

1994: QB Heath Shuler (Redskins)

1993: RB Garrison Hearst (Cardinals)
24 / 35

1993: RB Garrison Hearst (Cardinals)

1992: DT Sean Gilbert (Rams)
25 / 35

1992: DT Sean Gilbert (Rams)

1991: DB Bruce Pickens (Falcons)
26 / 35

1991: DB Bruce Pickens (Falcons)

1990: DT Cortez Kennedy (Seahawks)
27 / 35

1990: DT Cortez Kennedy (Seahawks)

1989: RB Barry Sanders (Lions)
28 / 35

1989: RB Barry Sanders (Lions)

1988: DB Bennie Blades (Lions)
29 / 35

1988: DB Bennie Blades (Lions)

1987: RB Alonzo Highsmith (Oilers)
30 / 35

1987: RB Alonzo Highsmith (Oilers)

1986: QB Jim Everett (Oilers)
31 / 35

1986: QB Jim Everett (Oilers)

1985: DT Ray Childress (Oilers)
32 / 35

1985: DT Ray Childress (Oilers)

1984: LB Carl Banks (Giants)
33 / 35

1984: LB Carl Banks (Giants)

1983: RB Curt Warner (Seahawks)
34 / 35

1983: RB Curt Warner (Seahawks)

1982: LB Chip Banks (Browns)
35 / 35

1982: LB Chip Banks (Browns)

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