The Chicago Bears made some drastic changes to their roster following a disappointing 2024 season. They primarily attacked the trenches, but also added to the skill position groups. Let’s take a look at how good these position groups stack up to the rest of the league.
Grading Each Chicago Bears’ Offensive Position Group
Quarterback
Starting with the elephant in the room, the Chicago Bears quarterback situation. Unlike past years, this room has a clear starter and a hopeful future in Caleb Williams as he enters his second season.
Williams had many ups and downs in his rookie year, but he showed lots of promise and growth in the final 14 games as he threw only two of his six interceptions in that span. His ability to take care of the ball was surprising given the duress Williams was under the whole year, as he took 68 sacks last year.
Tyson Bagent has been on the roster since being signed as an undrafted free agent back in 2023. He’s started a small handful of games and hasn’t looked half bad.
The value doesn’t stop there because the Bears signed Case Keenum to be a veteran presence during the offseason and as a backup to Williams. He most likely won’t see the field, barring a disaster, but the Bears were smart to bring in a guy who has been around the league for a while.
Grade: B
Running Back
The Bears were rumored to be making a few big changes to the running back position, but the top two guys from 2024 will remain the same.
D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson are looking to solidify their roles early in the coming season with new head coach Ben Johnson. Swift had a solid year on paper as he nearly got to the 1,000 rushing yard mark, but the game tape left a sour taste in fans’ mouths.
He isn’t fully to blame, but Swift sometimes struggled running between the tackles and would consistently lose the physical battles in open space. Hopefully, with an improved offensive line and new system, Swift can be much more productive than what we’ve seen from him in a Bears jersey so far.
Roschon Johnson was deemed the short-yardage bruiser for the Bears last year and will likely assume a similar role in 2025. Even though Johnson doesn’t necessarily have the breakaway speed of Swift, he can still create some havoc beyond the line of scrimmage.
The new face in the backfield that fans should monitor is seventh-round rookie Kyle Monangai out of Rutgers. Monangai was not expected to be available in the seventh round of the draft, so Ryan Poles jumped at the chance to add a talented back to the room. Keep an eye out for him to get some meaningful snaps at some point in the season.
Grade: C
Wide Receiver
The Bears are loaded with talented pass catchers, and that starts with their wide receivers. D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze are the main guys returning from last season, and proper utilization from both in Johnson’s offense should yield much more production than what we saw last year.
The new face in this room is Luther Burden III. Bruden fell to Chicago with the 39th pick in the draft a couple of months ago and should create a well-balanced receiver room with plenty of room to grow as a rookie.
The Bears also signed Devin Duvernay to be a gadget guy and kick/punt returner, so that will add a little bit of value to the offense as well.
Grade: B+
Tight End
Believe it or not, this position group went from one of 2024’s biggest question marks to one of 2025’s greatest strengths for the Bears. Cole Kmet is the only returner of the group, and he will likely lead the charge early on this coming season.
However, Chicago invested premium draft capital in Colston Loveland with the 10th pick in the draft. He won’t start right away, but the consensus is that Kmet may be in his final year or two with the Bears, and Loveland will eventually take over as the primary guy in the room.
The Bears also added Durham Smythe early in free agency to add some depth.
As a whole, this group is among the most capable in the entire league.
Grade: B+
Offensive Line
Last, but certainly not least, is the offensive line. Chicago made it a point early in the offseason to change the way they want to play football when they added Jonah Jackson, Joe Thuney, and Drew Dalman to completely renovate their interior offensive line.
Those three, combined with returning starters Darnell Wright and Braxton Jones, make this group go from one of the league’s worst into potentially one of the league’s best just in one offseason.
The Bears also added rookie tackle Ozzie Trapilo in the second round of the draft and retained depth pieces like Bill Murray and Ryan Bates to fill in if needed along the interior.
Grade: A-
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