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NFL draft analyst- Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. A Missouri native, Matt joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. Prior to joining ESPN, Matt spent 11 years as a senior draft analyst at Bleacher Report.
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ESPN Staff Writer- Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.
The Chicago Bears hold the No. 1 pick for the 2023 NFL draft after a 3-14 season. But with their quarterback situation seemingly set with Justin Fields and a plethora of other needs, there will be a lot of talk about the Bears trying to move down the draft board and trade the top pick to a quarterback-needy franchise before they are on the clock in April.
The top selection has been dealt 12 times since 1967, most recently in 2016, when the Rams jumped up to pick quarterback Jared Goff. Teams making calls to Chicago general manager Ryan Poles will also be looking to slide into the No. 1 spot to take a quarterback. As many as seven teams currently holding a top-10 selection could be looking for a new signal-caller, and four quarterbacks in this 2023 class are currently projected to be early first-round selections. Will a team fall in love with one of them as its QB of the future and deal valuable assets to ensure he lands on its roster? We took a closer look at the situation.
NFL draft analyst Matt Miller canvased more than a half-dozen scouts, coaches and executives from around the NFL to come up with three sensible offers for the top pick -- though no personnel affiliated with the involved teams weighed in. Bears reporter Courtney Cronin weighed in on each from Chicago's perspective and broke down the cases for and against Chicago trading out of the slot. What could the Bears really get in return from a team wanting to pick first?
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Case for trading | Case for staying put
Offers: Colts | Texans | Panthers
