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State of the Franchise: Chicago Bears

Breaking down the Chicago Bears roster. Where they stand now, and what they need to do.

RESOURCES: Player Ratings by PFF.com | Player Contracts by Spotrac.com | Stats by Yahoo.com | We recommend our affiliate for your Fantasy Football: YahooSports.com

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CHICAGO BEARS COACHING STAFF

HC: Matt EBERFLUS
OC: Luke GETSY
DC: Alan WILLIAMS
ST: Richard HIGHTOWER

CHICAGO BEARS OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

LWR, Equanimeous ST. BROWN

PFF Grade (2021) – 57.4
Contract – Equanimeous St. Brown signed a 1 year [2022], $965,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RWR, Darnell MOONEY

PFF Grade (2021) – 74.7
Contract – Darnell Mooney signed a 4 year [2020-2023], $3,577,052 contract with the Chicago Bears.

SWR, Byron PRINGLE

PFF Grade (2021) – 66.5
Contract – Byron Pringle signed a 1 year [2022], $4,125,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

LT, Teven JENKINS

PFF Grade (2021) – 47.5
Contract – Teven Jenkins signed a 4 year [2021-2024], $8,387,847 contract with the Chicago Bears.

LG, Cody WHITEHAIR

PFF Grade (2021) – 66.2
Contract – Cody Whitehair signed a 5 year [2019-2024], $51,250,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

C, Lucas PATRICK

PFF Grade (2021) – 57.2
Contract – Lucas Patrick signed a 2 year [2022-2023], $8,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RG, Dakota DOZIER

PFF Grade (2020) – 44.6
Contract – Dakota Dozier signed a 1 year [2022], $1,120,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RT, Larry BOROM

PFF Grade (2021) – 61.4
Contract – Larry Borom signed a 4 year [2021-2024], $3,813,080 contract with the Chicago Bears.

TE, Cole KMET

PFF Grade (2021) – 63.4
Contract – Cole Kmet signed a 4 year [2020-2023], $7,577,778 contract with the Chicago Bears.

QB, Justin FIELDS

PFF Grade (2021) – 64.2
Contract – Justin Fields signed a 4 year [2021-2024*], $18,871,957 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RB, David MONTGOMERY

PFF Grade (2021) – 69.8
Contract – David Montgomery signed a 4 year [2019-2022], $4,015,380 contract with the Chicago Bears.

FB, Khari BLASINGAME

PFF Grade (2021) – 55.7
Contract – Khari Blasingame signed a 1 year [2022], $965,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

Bench Depth

I. Coulter (LWR), N. Webster (RWR), D. Newsome (SWR), L. Simmons (LT), D. Eiselen (LG), S. Mustipher (C), W. Wright (RG), T. Wheatley Jr. (RT), J. Horsted (TE), T. Siemian (QB), K. Herbert (RB)

CHICAGO BEARS DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

LDE, Trevis GIPSON

PFF Grade (2021) – 70.4
Contract – Trevis Gipson signed a 4 year [2020-2023], $3,620,672 contract with the Chicago Bears.

LDT, Khyiris TONGA

PFF Grade (2021) – 52.1
Contract – Khyiris Tonga signed a 4 year [2021-2024], $3,563,648 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RDT, Justin JONES

PFF Grade (2021) – 57.9
Contract – Justin Jones signed a 2 year [2022-2023], $12,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RDE, Robert QUINN

PFF Grade (2021) – 69.9
Contract – Robert Quinn signed a 5 year [2020-2024], $70,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

WLB, Nicholas MORROW

PFF Grade (2020) – 63.7
Contract – Nicholas Morrow signed a 1 year [2022], $3,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

MLB, Roquan SMITH

PFF Grade (2021) – 46.3
Contract – Roquan Smith signed a 4 year [2018-2022], $18,477,168 contract with the Chicago Bears.

SLB, Caleb JOHNSON

PFF Grade (2021) – 37.5
Contract – Caleb Johnson signed a 3 year [2021-2023], $2,432,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

LCB, Jaylon JOHNSON

PFF Grade (2021) – 64.2
Contract – Jaylon Johnson signed a 4 year [2020-2023], $6,468,770 contract with the Chicago Bears.

SS, DeAndre HOUSTON-CARSON

PFF Grade (2021) – 78.0
Contract – DeAndre Houston-Carson signed a 1 year [2022], $1,770,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

FS, Eddie JACKSON

PFF Grade (2021) – 59.0
Contract – Eddie Jackson signed a 4 year [2021-2024], $58,400,000 contract with the Chicago Bears.

RCB, Kindle VILDOR

PFF Grade (2021) – 50.2
Contract – Kindle Vildor signed a 4 year [2020-2023], $3,605,672 contract with the Chicago Bears.

SCB, Duke SHELLEY

PFF Grade (2021) – 53.7
Contract – Duke Shelley signed a 4 year [2019-2022], $2,587,840 contract with the Chicago Bears.

Bench Depth

J. Attaochu (LDE), A. Blackson (LDT), M. Edwards Jr. (RDT), A. Muhammad (RDE), N. Dawkins (WLB), J. Thomas (MLB), L. Mack (SLB), T. Graham Jr. (LCB), D. Cruikshank (SS), L. Jackson (RCB)

Team Needs

OFFENSE

Average PFF Grade: 60.7

Starters with contracts expiring after 2022: E. St. Brown (LWR), B. Pringle (SWR), D. Dozier (RG), D. Montgomery (RB), K. Blasingame (FB)

Below average PFF grades: E. St. Brown (57.4), T. Jenkins (47.5), L. Patrick (57.2), D. Dozier (44.6), K. Blasingame (55.7)

DEFENSE

Average PFF Grade: 58.6

Starters with contracts expiring after 2022: N. Morrow (WLB), R. Smith (MLB), D. Houston-Carson (SS), D. Shelley (SCB)

Below average PFF grades: K. Tonga (52.1), J. Jones (57.9), R. Smith (46.3), C. Johnson (37.5), K. Vildor (50.2), D. Shelley (53.7)

2022 Draft Picks

Round 2: No. 39
Round 2: No. 48 (from Chargers)
Round 3: No. 71
Round 5: No. 148 (from Texans)
Round 5: No. 150
Round 6: No. 186