Ranking the Bears' 10 Worst Draft Picks of the Last Decade
4. Anthony Miller , WR- 2018
2nd Round, Pick 51
Entering the 2018 draft, the Bears were in desperate need of wide receiver help, with their No.1 receiver being Allen Robinson and their No.2 receiver being Taylor Gabriel. The team decided to fill their need at wide receiver with Anthony Miller out of Memphis. Miller had attributes like coming out of Memphis but still needed to make improvements to his game, which is why he was a projected third-round talent.
The Bears hoped that second-year quarterbacks Mitchell Trubisky and Miller could develop into a nice quarterback-wide receiver duo. In his rookie season, Miller had 33 receptions on 54 targets for 423 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. While those aren't groundbreaking stats for a number three receiver, they were a potential building block.
In 2019, Miller caught 52 of 85 passes, gained 656 receiving yards, and had two touchdowns. His 656 receiving yards were the most of his career and showed growth from his rookie season. Sadly, his stats got worse in year three, only gathering 485 yards and two touchdowns. That poor season led to Miller getting traded to the Texans, who released him after two games. After leaving the Texans, he was signed by the Steelers but never made their starting lineup, and since then, he has bounced around to a few other teams.