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Before and After
Before & After: Drafted by the Bears
With the 2021 NFL Draft kicking off Thursday night, take a look at current and former Bears before and after their names were called by the club on draft day.
![LB Dick Butkus, Illinois
1965 | 1st round, 3rd overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ugenfml5afnz7llglv3f.jpg)
LB Dick Butkus, Illinois
1965 | 1st round, 3rd overall
![RB Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2017 | 4th round, 119th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/pyq7cbe9qvg9vcjfywsz.jpg)
RB Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2017 | 4th round, 119th overall
![OL James Daniels, Iowa
2018 | 2nd round, 39th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/jpblleqjfrdafdodozff.jpg)
OL James Daniels, Iowa
2018 | 2nd round, 39th overall
![TE Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh
1961 | 1st round, 5th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/xnqs2cr3vmhn8ihx8idf.jpg)
TE Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh
1961 | 1st round, 5th overall
![RB Matt Forte, Tulane
2008 | 2nd round, 44th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/qjrqa962zrelnnkxpy2d.jpg)
RB Matt Forte, Tulane
2008 | 2nd round, 44th overall
![NT Eddie Goldman, Florida State
2015 | 2nd round, 39th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/igtfh6s1tvt9i7pz2yuw.jpg)
NT Eddie Goldman, Florida State
2015 | 2nd round, 39th overall
![DL Dan Hampton, Arkansas
1979 | 1st round, 4th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/xq3pbio4lcqplxc3who5.jpg)
DL Dan Hampton, Arkansas
1979 | 1st round, 4th overall
![QB Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
1987 | 1st round, 26th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/zs38u3zbxaobyesvmlnl.jpg)
QB Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
1987 | 1st round, 26th overall
![WR/KR/PR Devin Hester, Miami
2006 | 2nd round, 57th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/d6jai7o4mnrxsgvgr5jq.jpg)
WR/KR/PR Devin Hester, Miami
2006 | 2nd round, 57th overall
![DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama
2017 | 4th round, 112th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/vtj1waz9cz8cha2gru5w.jpg)
DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama
2017 | 4th round, 112th overall
![DB Jaylon Johnson, Utah
2020 | 2nd round, 50th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/omgrit4nwhhp0wjmqogc.jpg)
DB Jaylon Johnson, Utah
2020 | 2nd round, 50th overall
![TE Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
2020 | 2nd round, 43rd overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rgzp0sh4lmjhqfm8tkql.jpg)
TE Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
2020 | 2nd round, 43rd overall
![RB David Montgomery, Iowa State
2019 | 3rd round, 73rd overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/jbye6brpnhvuymg8pmyz.jpg)
RB David Montgomery, Iowa State
2019 | 3rd round, 73rd overall
![WR Darnell Mooney, Tulane
2020 | 5th round, 173rd overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kciifwevgzkz0kqfko1j.jpg)
WR Darnell Mooney, Tulane
2020 | 5th round, 173rd overall
![DL Bilal Nichols, Delaware
2018 | 5th round, 145th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/gve1ekdotsy0o4mxcpji.jpg)
DL Bilal Nichols, Delaware
2018 | 5th round, 145th overall
![RB Walter Payton, Jackson State
1975 | 1st round, 4th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/vcaxj6zrrithxdlymes5.jpg)
RB Walter Payton, Jackson State
1975 | 1st round, 4th overall
![DT William "Refrigerator" Perry, Clemson
1985 | 1st round, 22nd overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/g9t9bgt0ovxk02v19g39.jpg)
DT William "Refrigerator" Perry, Clemson
1985 | 1st round, 22nd overall
![RB Gale Sayers, Kansas
1965 | 1st round, 4th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/lhfr9psxio72mx1acyo2.jpg)
RB Gale Sayers, Kansas
1965 | 1st round, 4th overall
![LB Mike Singletary, Baylor
1981 | 2nd round, 38th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kmx4k0l9jmg56bn5pet7.jpg)
LB Mike Singletary, Baylor
1981 | 2nd round, 38th overall
![LB Roquan Smith, Georgia
2018 | 1st round, 8th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/op2tctb6ubugwthadh3m.jpg)
LB Roquan Smith, Georgia
2018 | 1st round, 8th overall
![LB Brian Urlacher, New Mexico
2000 | 1st round, 9th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ccn3b7kvntyzffo5vqcw.jpg)
LB Brian Urlacher, New Mexico
2000 | 1st round, 9th overall
![OL Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
2016 | 2nd round, 56th overall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/dib9o1muifxkqodcdtnd.jpg)
OL Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
2016 | 2nd round, 56th overall