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Bears' best draft class featured seven future starters

There is no wrong answer when debating Chicago’s best draft class. The Bears basically won the NFL lottery in 1965, when they selected Illinois linebacker Dick Butkus (No. 3 overall) and Kansas halfback Gayle Sayers (No. 4) consecutively in Round 1, an almost unheard of haul in the modern era.

In 1983, however, the Bears actually outdid themselves when they chose seven future starting-caliber players who went on to help Chicago win Super Bowl XX. Although it’s close to a coin flip, the pick here is ’83.

Here’s a close look at those seven players:

Jimbo Covert, OT, Pittsburgh, first round, sixth overall: Covert belongs in the Hall of Fame.