Bears 53-man roster predictions going into 2025 training camp

WCG’s lead draft analyst makes his early predictions for the Bears’ 53-man roster before training camp.

Chicago Bears training camp is right around the corner. As of this writing, the rookies and quarterbacks have already reported, and the veterans report on Tuesday. The excitement is growing as some semblance of Bears football returns.

Training camp is meant for three things. One, it gets the players back into a groove for the upcoming regular season. Two, in the case of teams like the Bears, it allows teams with new coaching staffs to integrate their playbook with their new team. The third and final thing is it provides an opportunity for depth players to make their case for the 53-man roster.

It’s tough to predict the back end of the roster before training camp and the preseason takes place, but that’s what I’m going to try to do. Here are my early 53-man roster predictions for the Bears heading into 2025 training camp.

Offense

QB (3): Caleb Williams, Case Keenum, Tyson Bagent

RB (4): D’Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson, Kyle Monangai, Travis Homer

WR (6): DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Olamide Zaccheaus, Devin Duvernay, Miles Boykin

TE (3): Cole Kmet, Colston Loveland, Durham Smythe

OT (4): Braxton Jones, Darnell Wright, Ozzy Trapilo, Kiran Amegadjie

OG (4): Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson, Ryan Bates, Bill Murray

C (1): Drew Dalman

A majority of these are pretty cut and dry. However, I’ll summarize a couple of the key takeaways in bullet points below:

• Ian Wheeler was a preseason hero last year, but I think Kyle Monangai beats him out for a spot on the 53-man roster. Travis Homer feels like a safe pick for the team because of his special teams ability.
• I considered a couple different offensive linemen here, especially on the interior. Sixth-round rookie Luke Newman, Doug Kramer and Ricky Stromberg all popped into my head as potential fits for the 53-man roster. I had Bill Murray edge Newman out at guard by a smidge. You run the risk of someone claiming Newman off waivers, but I think the veteran is the safer move. Bates’ ability to play both guard and center makes having two centers on the 53 redundant, in my opinion.
• Miles Boykin gets the edge over Tyler Scott due to his size and special teams experience. Boykin has played in at least half of his team’s special teams snaps the last three seasons he’s played in the NFL. Scott hasn’t played over 15% in either of his two seasons with the Bears. At 6’4” and 220 pounds, Boykin gives them a more well-rounded receiver room than just have three smaller speed receivers off the bench.

Defense

EDGE (5): Montez Sweat, Dayo Odeyingbo, Austin Booker, Daniel Hardy, Dominique Robinson

DT (5): Gervon Dexter, Andrew Billings, Grady Jarrett, Shemar Turner, Chris Williams

LB (5): Tremaine Edmunds, TJ Edwards, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Ruben Hyppolite II, Noah Sewell

**CB (6): Jaylon Johnson, Kyler Gordon, Tyrique Stevenson, Terell Smith, Zah...