What would the Bears want to slide down from #1 overall pick?

The Chicago Bears ended up with the first overall pick thanks to a bizarre decision by the Houston Texans. They were a shoo-in for the first overall pick when they scored and went for two to win the final game of the regular season, handing the pick to Chicago.

It's a good thing for them, but it's not as straightforward as it seems. This is a moderately deep quarterback class, so it's a good time for quarterback-needy teams to have a high pick.

The trouble is, the Bears aren't exactly quarterback-needy. Justin Fields is far from perfect, and he has areas he needs to work on. However, he's still a safer bet than any of the prospects available for the most part, which is why Chicago is in a unique position.

They can trade down to any of the needy teams, such as the Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets or others.

While they don't need the first pick, the Bears have it anyway. What would they want in exchange for moving down?

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What might teams have to offer for the Bears' first pick?

It's not often that teams with the first overall pick are interested in trading it away, which means there's not a lot of precedent here.

Chicago may not trade the pick. They may decide they want C.J. Stroud instead of Fields or they may decide that it doesn't matter if a certain prospect isn't supposed to go first if they like him.

Realistically, that isn't going to happen. Chicago are rebuilding and they can get a lot of draft capital and/or players in exchange for the pick. This is something they'll likely explore as no one really wants to finish with the worst record in the NFL.

Is C.J. Stroud worth a major trade package?

As the first-overall pick is very valuable, it'll take a haul to trade for it. In 2004, the New York Giants moved up for Eli Manning. They effectively traded first- and third-round picks from that draft and a first- and fifth-round pick in the 2005 draft.

Given how desperate some teams may be, the Bears likely won't settle for less than a package with two first-round picks and other supplementary picks.

Two firsts, a mid-round pick and a couple of other future picks are likely going to be required for Chicago to budge. Is C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young or Jalen Carter worth all that? Time will tell if a team feels that they are.