What to make of the 2025 Chicago Bears Depth Chart going into NFL Week 1
NFC North shake-up: Parsons trade, Week 1 forecasts & Bears' Top 100 snub | 1st & North
On this episode of "1st and North," Lou Canellis and NFC North insiders react to the Micah Parsons trade to the Packers and what it means for the NFC North and NFL. They debate if it's Super Bowl or bust for the Packers and whether Parsons will suit up against the Lions. There's buzz about Justin Jefferson possibly playing against the Bears and Adam Thielen returning to Minnesota after his Panthers trade. Plus, they point out the NFL Top 100 List has zero Bears, share final Week 1 predictions, and discuss key game strategies for each NFC North team.
The Chicago Bears enter the 2025 season with fresh momentum, a new-look offense and high hopes for a turnaround. As NFL Week 1 approaches, here’s a breakdown of the Bears’ depth chart across all three phases of the game.
Here are three observations about the depth chart the Bears unveiled earlier this week.
Chicago Bears 2025 Depth Chart
Offense
- QB: Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum
- RB: D’Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson, Kyle Monangai
- WR: Rome Odunze, Devin Duvernay, Jahdae Walker
- WR: DJ Moore, Olamide Zaccheaus, Luther Burden
- TE: Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet, Durham Smythe
- LT: Braxton Jones, Theo Benedet, Kiran Amegadjie
- LG: Joe Thuney
- C: Drew Dalman, Ryan Bates
- RG: Jonah Jackson, Luke Newman
- RT: Darnell Wright, Ozzy Trapilo
Defense
- LDE: Montez Sweat, Daniel Hardy
- DT: Grady Jarrett, Chris Williams, Shemar Turner
- NT: Gervon Dexter, Andrew Billings
- RDE: Dayo Odeyingbo, Dominique Robinson
- LB: T.J. Edwards, Ruben Hyppolite
- LB: Tremaine Edmunds, Noah Sewell
- NB: Kyler Gordon, Nick McCloud, Josh Blackwell
- LCB: Tyrique Stevenson, Jaylon Jones
- SS: Jaquan Brisker, Jonathan Owens
- FS: Kevin Byard, Elijah Hicks
- RCB: Jaylon Johnson, Nahshon Wright
Special Teams
- K: Cairo Santos
- P: Tory Taylor
- H: Tory Taylor
- KR: Devin Duvernay, Josh Blackwell
- PR: Devin Duvernay, Josh Blackwell
- LS: Scott Daly
3 Observations on the Chicago Bears 2025 Depth Chart
It seems, no matter what happens Week 1, Jaylon Johnson will be starting if he's healthy. Opposite Johnson will be Tyrique Stevenson, not Nahshon Wright. That's a development most were looking at as camp came to a close. Stevenson emerged throughout the preseason, but Stevenson didn't do anything to lose his job. It looks like Stevenson has done enough to keep his spot, as Wright is behind Johnson and reccently returned Jaylon Jones is behind Stevenson. One final note on the secondary is how Nick McCloud ahead of Josh Blackwell at nickelback behind Kyler Gordon. It's a sign of how McCloud's training camp has earned him a spot over a player that's been at Halas Hall for a few years now.
The Bears' depth chart reflects their base offense, which will be 12 personnel. This is the two-tight end set, meaning both Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland are starters for the Bears this season. Both Olamide Zaccheaus and Luther Burden III are both slot receivers, but that's not reflected in what was sent out. Zaccheaus is still ahead of Burden, but Burden will still have a chance to make plays.
Speaking of Burden, the Bears opted for Devin Duvernay at punt returner and kick returner. It was thought Burden, who was successful as a punt returner at Missouri, could have fit into that role. For now, Duvernay will be the primary returnman, which fits his profile as an All-Pro special teams player during his time in Baltimore.