The Chicago Bears are once again in a position where they have plenty of options laid out before them given that they have the No. 1 overall pick for this year’s draft.
They could trade it for substantial capital as they did last year or select a top prospect for themselves.
As such, SB Nation’s Windy City Gridiron’s Bill Zimmerman has drawn up a mock draft in which the Bears send their first-overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for two first-round picks and a promising wide receiver, as well as multiple other picks, in what’s referred to as “Caleb Tax.”
“Ryan Poles finds his trade partner and is thrilled with the return. The Falcons are big believers in [Caleb] Williams and are willing to pay the price,” Zimmerman wrote. “Poles uses a similar structure that he used last year with the Carolina Panthers and forces the Falcons to pay a ‘Caleb tax.’
“The Bears receive the 8th overall pick, the 43rd overall pick and the 74th overall pick. The Falcons also send their 2025 first round pick, their 2025 fourth round pick and their 2026 second round pick. The Falcons also send wide receiver Drake London in the package.”
London, the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2021, was drafted as the No. 8 overall pick out of USC in 2022 and has gotten off to a respectable start in the pros.
He has registered 141 receptions for 1,771 yards and six touchdowns in 33 games. He would also come with two years and a fifth-year option remaining on his four-year deal ($21.5 million).
