The Bears on Thursday night traded up two spots in the first round of the NFL Draft to select Georgia outside linebacker Leonard Floyd with the ninth overall pick.
The Bears dealt the 11th pick and a fourth-round selection (106th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the No. 9 choice.
Floyd appeared in 38 games with 32 starts over three seasons, recording 184 tackles, 28.5 tackles-for-loss and 17 sacks.
The 6-6, 244-pounder was voted Georgia’s defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2014 when he registered 55 tackles, 8.