How have the Bears fared with the No. 10 overall pick?

If it feels like the Bears have been here before, they have.

Barring a trade, for the second time in three seasons the Bears will pick 10th overall in the NFL draft Thursday in Green Bay, Wisc. Two years ago they chose tackle Darnell Wright after notably trading down with the Eagles, who selected defensive lineman Jalen Carter.

This year marks the ninth time the Bears have held the No. 10 pick. But before 2023, they hadn’t picked 10th since 1967.

This week’s High Five looks at the history of Bears picks at No. 10, not including Wright. And Oregon State halfback Joe Gray, selected in 1938, never played professional football.

5. Frankie Albert (1942)

Albert, a quarterback out of Stanford, never played for the Bears because he went into the Navy during World War II.

After the war, Albert worked his way back into the game and played for the San Francisco 49ers, who joined the NFL in 1950. Albert was selected to the Pro Bowl that season.

Albert became the third NFL quarterback to throw 100 passes, joining a list with Sid Luckman and Sammy Baugh.

4. Max Bumgardner (1948) and Menan Schriewer (1956)

We’ll group these two together due to their minimal NFL impact.

Bumgardner, a defensive end out of Texas, was traded to Detroit after being drafted. He played one season before embarking on a two-decade college coaching career.

Schriewer, another end from Texas, spent seven seasons in the Canadian Football League despite being drafted by the Bears.

3. Fred Morrison, 1950

“Curly” Morrison, an Ohio State halfback, spent four productive seasons with the Bears before being traded to the Cleveland Browns and becoming a Pro Bowler during his final three NFL seasons.

Morrison piled up 1,022 yards and 6 touchdowns during his time with the Bears, and added 40 catches for 426 receiving yards.

He went on to become an executive in the USFL and WFL.

2. Billy Stone, 1951

Stone was drafted by the Bears after the Baltimore Colts briefly folded.

A halfback from Bradley University, back when the school had football, Stone spent four seasons with the Bears while rushing for 794 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Stone was the head coach at Bradley from 1955 until the program folded in 1970.

1. Loyd Phillips, 1967

Phillips had an awesome college career at Arkansas, where he was twice named an All-American defensive lineman. The Razorbacks went unbeaten in 1964.

The most productive of Phillips’ three NFL seasons came in 1968 when he started 12 games for the Bears while notching 3 sacks and 2 interceptions.