The 2022 NFL draft wrapped over a week ago, but there are already some looking ahead of the 2023 draft. For the Chicago Bears, that means being in possession of a first-round pick for just the second time in the last five years. And depending on how this season transpires, it could be a high pick.
While general manager Ryan Poles didn’t use either of his second-round picks to address the wide receiver position, perhaps the top prospective receiver prospect could garner usage of Chicago’s top selection on a wideout next year.
In The Draft Network‘s way-too-early 2023 mock draft, the Bears do exactly that, landing a playmaker at wide receiver in Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba with the seventh overall pick, which reunites quarterback Justin Fields with a former college teammate.
