Their 2025 rookie class and some summer free agents will undoubtedly change the Chicago Bears' depth chart, but I wanted to take a look at it before they make their draft selections over the next three days.
Offense (11 Personnel)
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Quarterback: Caleb Williams - Tyson Bagent - Case Keenum - Austin Reed
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Running back: D’Andre Swift - Roschon Johnson - Travis Homer - Ian Wheeler
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Tight end: Cole Kmet - Durham Smythe - Stephen Carlson - Joel Wilson - Jordan Murray
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Wide receiver: DJ Moore - Devin Duvernay - John Jackson
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Wide receiver: Rome Odunze - Tyler Scott - Miles Boykin
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Wide receiver: Olamide Zaccheaus - Maurice Alexander - Samori Toure
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Left tackle: Braxton Jones - Kiran Amegadjie
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Left guard: Joe Thuney - Bill Murray - Chris Glaser
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Center: Drew Dalman - Doug Kramer Jr. - Ricky Stromberg
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Right guard: Jonah Jackson - Ryan Bates - Jordan McFadden
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Right tackle: Darnell Wright - Joshua Miles - Theo Benedet
The obvious holes on the roster are another running back and a tight end. Swift is fine, but would be better utilized as the RB2, and Johnson should be limited to spot duty and special teams. Smythe is fine as a backup Y, but I don’t want to see him getting significant snaps in 12 personnel.
Defense (4-2-5)
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Defensive end: Montez Sweat - Dominique Robinson - Jamre Kromah
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Defensive tackle: Grady Jarrett - Andrew Billings - Jonathan Ford
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Defensive tackle: Gervon Dexter Sr. - Chris Williams - Zacch Pickens
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Defensive end: Dayo Odeyingbo - Austin Booker - Daniel Hardy
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Weakside linebacker: T.J. Edwards - Amen Ogbongbemiga - Swayze Bozeman
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Middle linebacker: Tremaine Edmunds - Noah Sewell - Carl Jones
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Cornerback: Jaylon Johnson - Nick McCloud - Ameer Speed
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Safety: Kevin Byard III - Elijah Hicks - Alex Cook
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Safety: Jaquan Brisker - Jonathan Hicks - Tarvarius Moore
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Cornerback: Tyrique Stevenson - Terell Smith - Nahshon Wright -
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Nickelback: Kyler Gordon - Josh Blackwell - Shaun Wade
Defensive line depth needs an upgrade, and safety could use a more dynamic number three, but the sneakiest need of defense is linebacker. There isn’t an established starting Sam on the roster.
Special Teams
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Kicker: Cairo Santos
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Punter: Tory Taylor
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Long snapper: Scott Daly
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Punt returner: Devin Duvernay - Josh Blackwell - Maurice Alexander
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Kick returner: Devin Duvernay - Tyler Scott - Travis Homer
This is a solid group, but I would not be surprised to see a kicker added to the 90-man roster as a camp leg.
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