Bears could benefit from potential bidding war for No. 1 pick

Perhaps no team is better positioned to benefit more from the 2023 NFL Draft than the Chicago Bears.

On a recent episode of the “First Draft” podcast, ESPN draft insider Todd McShay stated the Bears could benefit from a potential bidding war between quarterback-needy teams like the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.

“Every team that needs a quarterback wants to get to that No. 1 spot,” McShay said. “I don’t think [the Texans] will sit at two. I think they’ll do everything they can [to move up], and the Colts are going to be the driving reason.”

The Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans could also possibly be looking to draft a QB.

Should the Texans want to move up from No. 2 to 1, they would likely have to give up something similar to what Chicago gave up in 2017 to move from No. 3 to No. 2, which included swapping first-round picks plus throwing in third- and fourth-round picks plus an additional third the following year.

The Colts sit at No. 4, so if they were to leapfrog Houston, it would likely cost them an additional first-rounder plus two to three additional draft picks.