As the first round of this year’s draft began, the Bears had a deck of seven players they’d established as being worth the No. 7 pick of the draft. Two of them were wide receivers and the Bears would have been happy with either Amari Cooper from Alabama or West Virginia’s Kevin White.
Whether the Bears would’ve chosen Cooper over White was a moot point. The decision was made for them when the Oakland Raiders grabbed Cooper, the 2014 Fred Biletnikoff winner as the top collegiate receiver, with the fourth-overall pick. The Bears, who also had Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes still on their list, opted for White.