Original Pick: WR Kevin White at No. 7 overall (2015)
New Pick: WR Tyler Lockett (No. 69 overall by the Seattle Seahawks)
To be fair to the Chicago Bears, several teams struck out on wide receivers early in the 2015 draft. DeVante Parker, Nelson Agholor, Breshad Perriman, Phillip Dorsett, Devin Smith and Dorial Green-Beckham were other receivers drafted in Round 1 or early in Round 2 who went on to underwhelm.
The Bears also couldn’t have predicted the injury issues that would plague the abbreviated career of seventh overall pick Kevin White. Still, he was a massive disappointment who dealt with multiple injuries, including a fractured fibula and a shoulder fracture.
The West Virginia product appeared in only 14 games across four seasons with the Bears and finished his Chicago tenure with a mere 285 receiving yards and not a single receiving touchdown.
If the Bears were determined to get a receiver, they could have taken Kansas State’s Tyler Lockett. The third-round pick was still playing in 2025 and has amassed 8,885 yards and 62 touchdowns to date.