Bears release first depth chart ahead of Week 1 game vs. 49ers
The Chicago Bears are gearing up for their Week 1 opener against the San Francisco 49ers, where Chicago will be looking to pull off the upset in the first game of the Matt Eberflus era.
The Bears released their first depth chart ahead of Sunday’s season opener against the 49ers, which didn’t feature too many surprises and provided the answers to some questions regarding position battles along the offensive line and defensive end.
Here’s a look at the Bears’ first depth chart of the season:
Quarterback
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string |
QB | Justin Fields | Trevor Siemian |
Running back
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
RB | David Montgomery | Khalil Herbert | Trestan Ebner |
FB | Khari Blasingame |
Wide receiver
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
WR | Darnell Mooney | Velus Jones Jr. | Dante Pettis |
WR | Equanimeous St. Brown | Byron Pringle | Ihmir Smith-Marsette |
Tight end
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | Other |
TE | Cole Kmet | Ryan Griffin | Jake Tonges | Trevon Wesco |
Offensive line
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string |
LT | Braxton Jones | Riley Reiff |
LG | Cody Whitehair | Lucas Patrick |
C | Lucas Patrick | Sam Mustipher |
RG | Teven Jenkins | Ja’Tyre Carter |
RT | Larry Borom | Alex Leatherwood |
Defensive line
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
DE | Robert Quinn | Dominique Robinson | Kingsley Jonathan |
DT | Justin Jones | Armon Watts | |
DT | Angelo Blackson | Mike Pennel Jr. | |
DE | Al-Quadin Muhammad | Trevis Gipson |
Linebacker
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string |
LB | Roquan Smith | Jack Sanborn |
LB | Nicholas Morrow | Sterling Weatherford |
LB | Matt Adams |
Cornerback
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
CB | Jaylon Johnson | Lamar Jackson | Josh Blackwell |
CB | Kyler Gordon | Kindle Vildor | Jaylon Jones |
Safety
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
S | Eddie Jackson | DeAndre Houston-Carson | Elijah Hicks |
S | Jaquan Brisker | Dane Cruikshank |
Special teams
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | Other |
K | Cairo Santos | |||
P | Trenton Gill | |||
LS | Patrick Scales | |||
H | Trenton Gill | Trevor Siemian | ||
KR | Khalil Herbert | Velus Jones Jr. | Byron Pringle | Trestan Ebner |
PR | Velus Jones Jr. | Dante Pettis | Eddie Jackson |
