Top 5 Chicago Bears’ Draft Busts since 2000

3. Michael Haynes, no.14 2003

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We’ve seen quite a few patterns with the Bears: don’t draft an offensive tackle and avoid the 14th and 29th spot in the draft. The second major bust of the millennium hurt more than the first, as a top-15 pick was used on a guy who just didn’t have the skill necessary to play in the NFL.

Michael Haynes was the first bust that I was truly around for. Being eight years old, I was finally taking a liking to specific players, instead of just the Bears as a team. Haynes was the first draft pick I got excited for, as first round picks are always the best players. I was hugely disappointed.

Haynes did have some good moments, including this game against the Tennessee Titans in 2004 in which he took an interception 45-yards for a touchdown.

While he was horrible, it isn’t as bad as a top-10 pick failing like the next two players did.