March 29--The NFL announced its full draft order Tuesday morning, confirming what the Chicago Bears already knew: They own five of the first 127 selections.
The Bears have nine picks total. If they use each to select a player, that would be their most since 2009.
They have picks Nos. 11 overall (first round), 41 (second), 72 (third), 107 (fourth), 127 (fourth, from New England Patriots), 150 (fifth), 185 (sixth), 206 (sixth, from Carolina Panthers) and 230 (seventh.)
General manager Ryan Pace has touted this year's class as "strong" overall and has made a concerted effort to accumulate picks. Whether he continues to package picks and trade them to move up or down in certain rounds remains open-ended.
The fourth-rounder from the Patriots was part of the Martellus Bennett trade, and the sixth-round pick from the Panthers was acquired in exchange for defensive end Jared Allen.
The draft is April 28-30 in Chicago.
