NFL draft 2024: Assessing Chicago's all-time first-round quarterbacks - ESPN

The Chicago Bears have selected a quarterback in the first round six times in the common draft era (since 1967) with lackluster results that have kept the franchise in a perennial search for a long-term answer.

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Those six quarterbacks combined for zero selections to the All-Pro teams (first or second team) and only two Pro Bowls while in Chicago. The Bears are the only NFL franchise that has not had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards or 30 touchdowns in a season. Chicago hopes its luck will change on Thursday when the team is expected to select USC's Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick. Before Williams officially makes his way to Chicago, here's a look at how other first-round Bears quarterbacks have fared during their time in the Windy City.

Record: 10-28 Length of tenure: Three seasons (2021 to 2023)

The Bears moved up nine spots in the 2021 draft to select the former Ohio State standout with the 11th pick. Fields' NFL career began as the third party in a quarterback competition with veterans Nick Foles and Andy Dalton. He eventually won the starting job in Week 3 of his rookie season and was sacked nine times by Cleveland in his debut.

Fields' dynamic skills were the backbone of Chicago's top-ranked rushing offense for two seasons as he put his stamp on NFL history by running for 178 yards against Miami in 2022, the second most by a quarterback in a regular-season game. Fields worked with two offensive coordinators — Bill Lazor and Luke Getsy — in three seasons. While he