Who will the Bears draft in 2024? The start of the NFL offseason is a great time for Chicago coming off a strong finish to the regular season. In what is expected to be a very busy offseason for the franchise, our first Bears mock draft for the 2024 NFL Draft examines how this team can be built for the future.
There is plenty of debate in Chicago regarding the quarterback situation. In each of our mock draft scenarios for the Bears in 2024, however, we will be trading Justin Fields and building the franchise around the rookie quarterback we take with the first overall pick.
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has shown promising flashes in the last two seasons and he has plenty of support from the locker room, but that isn’t enough. For one thing, there’s far too much value in having a franchise-caliber quarterback under team-friendly contractual control for five seasons. Plus, Caleb Williams is simply a superior quarterback prospect to Fields.
Bears’ offensive coordinator Shane Waldron already demonstrated with the Seattle Seahawks that he can engineer a creative offense. While Williams’ decision-making and tendency to hang onto the football too long are something that Waldron will need to work around, there’s no mistaking the Heisman Trophy winner’s phenomenal talent.
In terms of NFL comparisons, Williams is closer to a better version of Kyler Murray than Patrick Mahomes. What that means for Chicago is it has an outstanding quarterback who will create on his own, buying time with his legs and making off-platform throws downfield that will stun fans. The Bears’ offense will likely need to be more spread than pro-style, but great coaches build around their quarterback’s strengths. Waldron can do just that for Williams and together, this offense will skyrocket in 2024.
