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Alyssa Barbieri

Bears’ likeliest first-round draft picks according to ESPN

The 2023 NFL draft is less than two weeks away, and the Chicago Bears are finalizing their draft board before things kick off April 27 in Kansas City.

ESPN Analytics shared a draft day predictor tool that uses ESPN’s mock drafts and prospect rankings to create graphs that show the most likely prospects to be selected by a team at a certain pick.

We compiled a list of the top players who are most likely to be drafted by Chicago in the first round, according to ESPN. It’s a group that consists mostly of edge rushers, offensive tackles and cornerbacks, as well as some top prospects at defensive tackle, wide receiver and running back.

Here’s a look:

1
OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern: 21%

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2
EDGE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa: 15%

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3
CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon: 14%

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4
CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois: 9%

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5
CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State: 8%

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6
EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech: 6%

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7
EDGE Nolan Smith, Georgia: 6%

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8
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia: 5%

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9
OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State: 4%

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10
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State: 4%

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11
RB Bijan Robinson, Texas: 2%

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OT Broderick Jones, Georgia: 1%

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