The Chicago Bears are allowed to host 30 prospects for official pre-draft visits ahead of the 2023 NFL draft, as well as local prospects who don’t count as part of that group.
Ahead of the draft, the Bears have some glaring needs at defensive tackle, edge rusher, offensive tackle and cornerback. Luckily, general manager Ryan Poles has 10 draft picks to work with, including four inside the top 64.
Here’s a list of the Bears’ reported pre-draft visits in 2023, both Top 30 and local:
1
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
2
EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
3
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
4
OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
5
OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
6
CB Tyrique Stevenson, Miami
7
OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
8
OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
9
EDGE Nolan Smith, Georgia
10
TE Payne Durham, Purdue
11
CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
12
DT Mazi Smith, Michigan
13
EDGE Derick Hall, Auburn
14
DL Deslin Alexandre, Pitt
15
C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
16
WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
17
WR Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss
18
WR Tyler Scott, Cincinnati
19
DE Dylan Horton, TCU
20
RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
21
DT Gervon Dexter Sr., Florida
22
OT Jordan McFadden, Clemson
23
WR Tre Tucker, Cincinnati
24
OL Tyler Beach, Wisconsin
25
OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State
26
EDGE Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
27
OL Ilm Manning, Hawaii
28
OG Steve Avila, TCU
Source
29
iOL Juice Scruggs, Penn State
30
S Devon Matthews, Indiana
31
LOCAL: DL Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
32
LOCAL: WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State
33
LOCAL: QB Aidan O'Connell, Purdue
34
LOCAL: OL Jeremy Cooper, Cincinnati
35
LOCAL: RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
