What type of player will the Bears land with the No. 11 pick in the draft?
With the Bears holding the No. 11 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, we take a look at the last 35 players to be selected in that spot.
2015 - Trae Waynes, CB - Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings out of Michigan State.
2014 - Taylor Lewan, OT - Drafted by the Tennessee Titans out of Michigan.
2013 - DJ Fluker, OT - Drafted by the San Diego Chargers out of Alabama.
2012 - Dontari Poe, DT - Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Memphis.
2011 - JJ Watt, DE - Drafted by the Houston Texans out of Wisconsin.
2010 - Anthony Davis, OT - Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers out of Rutgers.
2009 - Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB - Drafted by the Buffalo Bills out of Penn State.
2008 - Leodis McKelvin, CB - Drafted by the Buffalo Bills out of Troy.
2007 - Patrick Willis, ILB - Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers out of Ole Miss.
2006 - Jay Cutler, QB - Drafted by the Denver Broncos out of Vanderbilt.
2005 - Demarcus Ware, DE - Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys out of Troy State.
2004 - Ben Roethlisberger, QB - Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of Miami Ohio.
2003 - Marcus Trufant, CB - Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks out of Washington State.
2002 - Dwight Freeney, DE - Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts out of Syracuse.
2001 - Dan Morgan, MLB - Drafted by the Carolina Panthers out of Miami.
2000 - Ron Dayne, RB - Drafted by the New York Giants out of Wisconsin.
1999 - Daunte Culpepper, QB - Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings out of Central Florida.
1998 - Tra Thomas, OT - Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles out of Florida State.
1997 - Michael Booker, CB - Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons out of Nebraska.
1996 - Alex Molden, CB - Drafted by the New Orleans Saints out of Oregon.
1995 - Derrick Alexander, DE - Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings out of Florida State.
1994 - John Thierry, OLB - Drafted by the Chicago Bears out of Alcorn State.
1993 - Dan Williams, DT - Drafted by the Denver Broncos out of Toledo.
1992 - Leon Searcy, OT - Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of Miami.
1991 - Pat Harlow, OT - Drafted by the New England Patriots out of USC.
1990 - Anthony Smith, DE - Drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders out of Arizona.
1989 - Donnell Woolford, CB - Drafted by the Chicago Bears out of Clemson.
1988 - Michael Irvin, WR - Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys out of Miami.
1987 - Shawn Knight, NT - Drafted by the New Orleans Saints out of BYU.
1986 - Joe Kelly, MLB - Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals out of Washington.
1985 - Richard Johnson, CB - Drafted by the Houston Oilers out of Wisconsin.
1984 - Wilber Marshall, OLB - Drafted by the Chicago Bears out of Florida.
1983 - Tim Lewis, DB - Drafted by the Green Bay Packers out of Pittsburgh.
1982 - Anthony Hancock, WR - Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Tennessee.
1981 - Keith Van Horne, OT - Drafted by the Chicago Bears out of USC.
Based on past history, it could be a defensive stud. Or not. Four of the NFL's top defenders over the last decade or so were selected at No. 11: Dwight Freeney by the Colts in 2002, Demarcus Ware by the Cowboys in 2005, Patrick Willis by the 49ers in 2007 and J.J. Watt by the Texans in 2011.
The No. 11 spot has also produced players who have failed to live up to expectations. The most glaring example is Aaron Maybin. Chosen by the Bills in 2009, the defensive end/outside linebacker is already out of football after four disappointing seasons with Buffalo and the Jets.
The last quarterback taken at No. 11 was the Bears' Jay Cutler, who was drafted by the Broncos. Other quarterbacks picked in that position were Daunte Culpepper by the Vikings in 1999 and Ben Roethlisberger by the Steelers in 2004.
The Bears have taken four players at No. 11 since 1981: tackle Keith Van Horne (1981), linebacker Wilber Marshall (1984), cornerback Donnell Woolford (1989) and defensive end John Thierry (1994).
