Note: In many Picks' cases, their rookie year started a season or more after the year they were drafted due to military enlistments for WWII and the Korean Conflict. As a result, I didn't add "Cut" to their tenture with the Bears unless it was for a different team or they never played. It should be mentioned that during the late '30s and '40s some guys drafted just didn't want to play Pro Football because the the war effort.
1940-George S. Halas, Owner/GM
| Rd | Pick | Name | Pos | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Clyde "Bulldog" Turner | C/T | Hardin-Simmons | 1940-1951 (Hall of Famer) |
| 3 | 22 | Ken Kavanaugh | E | Louisiana State | 1940-1941 & 1945-1950 |
| 5 | 37 | Ed Kolman | T | Temple | 1940-1942 & 1946-1947, 1949 (Giants) |
| 6 | 47 | John Woudenberg | T | St. Mary's (Cal) | Cut- 1940-1942 (Steelers) |
| 7 | 57 | Len Akin | G | Baylor | 1942 |
| 8 | 67 | Jim Fordham | FB/LB | Georgia | 1944-1945 |
| 9 | 77 | Hampton Pool | DE | Stanford | 1940-1943 |
| 10 | 87 | Tom Pace | B | Utah | Cut |
| 11 | 97 | Lee Artoe | T | California | 1940-1942 & 1945 |
| 12 | 107 | Bill McCubbin | E | Kentucky | Cut |
| 13 | 117 | Harry Clark | HB/DB | West Virginia | 1940-1943 |
| 14 | 127 | Frank Crisci | T | Case Western Reserve | Cut |
| 15 | 137 | Sherm Barnes | E | Baylor | Cut |
| 16 | 147 | Al Christianson | B | Knox | Cut |
| 17 | 157 | Wilbur White | T | Bradley | Cut |
| 18 | 167 | Ralph Schlosser | C | Gonzaga | Cut |
| 19 | 177 | John Popov | B | Cincinnati | Cut |
| 20 | 187 | Young Bussey | DB/QB | Louisiana State | 1941 |
| 21 | 192 | Ray "Scooter" McLean | HB/DB | St. Anselm's | 1940-1947 |
| 22 | 197 | Walt Kichefski | E | Miami (FL) | Cut- 1940-1942 (Steelers), 1944 (Chi-Pitts Carpets) |
1941-George S. Halas, Owner/GM
| Rd | Pick | Name | Pos | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom Harmon | HB/DB | Michigan | Cut- 1946-1947 (Rams) |
| 1 | 3 | Norm Standlee | FB/LB | Stanford | 1941, 1950-1952 (49ers) |
| 1 | 9 | Don Scott | B | Ohio State | Cut |
| 3 | 23 | Hugh Gallarneau | HB/DB | Stanford | 1941-1942 & 1945-1947 |
| 5 | 39 | Charley O'Rourke | QB/DB | Boston College | 1942 |
| 6 | 48 | Tom O'Boyle | G | Tulane | Cut |
| 7 | 59 | John Federovich | T | Davis & Elkins | 1941 & 1946 |
| 8 | 61 | Fred Harman | T | Rice | Cut |
| 8 | 62 | Dave Rankin | E | Purdue | Cut |
| 8 | 68 | Al Matuza | C/LB | Georgetown (DC) | 1941-1943 |
| 9 | 79 | Hal Lahar | G | Oklahoma | 1941 |
| 10 | 88 | Jim Lalanne | B | North Carolina | Cut |
| 11 | 99 | Jim Hardin | E | Kentucky | Cut |
| 12 | 108 | Bob Morrow | FB/LB | Illinois Wesleyan | 1941-1943, 1945 (Giants) |
| 13 | 119 | Jim Johnson | B | Santa Clara | Cut |
| 14 | 128 | Johnny Martin | DB/HB | Oklahoma | Cut- 1941-1943 (Cardinals), 1944 (Pitts Carpets/Boston Yanks), 1945 (Boston Yanks) |
| 15 | 139 | Jack Mulkey | E | Fresno State | Cut |
| 16 | 148 | Bob Osterman | C | Notre Dame | Cut |
| 17 | 159 | Bill Glenn | QB/DB | Eastern Illinois | 1944 |
| 18 | 168 | Ollie Hahnenstein | B | Northwestern | Cut |
| 19 | 179 | Alex Winterson | T | Duke | Cut |
| 20 | 188 | Jack Odle | QB | Texas Christian | Cut |
| 21 | 194 | Hunter Corbern | G | Mississippi State | Cut |
| 22 | 198 | Dave Buck | T | Colgate | Cut |
