Chicago Bears Pre-Training Camp Skill Player Depth Chart

The 2025 Chicago Bears are poised to have one of the better offenses in the NFL. With their play caller, Ben Johnson, coming in and promising to turn this team around, along with the weapons that they have and already have on offense, this team looks like it’s heading in the right direction as we move closer to the start of training camp.

The Bears, like any other team, work off a depth chart during the pre-season and regular season, which tells us which players are in certain positions and what rank in that position they currently are. The Bears are no different than any other team out there when it comes to depth charts.

The following is a look at the four skill positions on offense for the Bears heading into the 2025 season. We will see who ranks where in the lineup, including who the starters could be, who the backups are, and who might be on the outside looking in.

Quarterback

Caleb Williams
Tyson Bagent
Case Keenum
Austin Reed

We all know that Caleb Williams will be the number one quarterback going into the season, barring injury. The action in training camp will be for who is going to be for the second-string spot. This is where Case Keenum, a long-time veteran and periodic starter, should have the advantage. But don’t count Tyson Bagent out. Bagent is talented and much better than people give him credit for. Should the Bears keep three quarterbacks, Bagent would be on the roster for sure.
But you can almost bet the order will be as follows: Williams as the starter with Keenum as the backup. Barring any kind of injury, this is likely how things are going to go. Bagent will hit the practice squad or be snapped up by another team. Finally, Reed will likely be a practice squad player as he won’t beat Bagent or Keenum out for second string.

Running back

Kyle Monangai
Roschon Johnson
DeAndre Swift
Deion Hankins
Travis Homer
Ian Wheeler

The Bears have quite a few running backs on the roster, but none of them are real heavy hitters except perhaps for Kyle Monangai. Monangai had a great offseason program and looks like a guy who might be able to stick on the roster when it’s all said and done. We know that DeAndre Swift is going to be someone who stays on the roster due to the size of his contract. Roschon Johnson is a good prospect, and Travis Homer has been with the Bears for a bit and understands how they work.

You heard it here first, but if Monangai manages to have a great training camp, he can supplant anyone else, aside from Swift, in the lineup and be a starter. As long as he stays healthy, he can do this.

How does the Bears’ depth chart look at running back heading into training camp? Swift is first, with Monangai coming in second. Johnson comes in third, while Homer is fourth and on the bubble. Deion Hankins currently sits in the fifth spot while Ian Wheeler comes in sixth. The guys at the bottom are going to have to have a great training camp if they are going to stay with the team. They will most likely have to make the roster as a special-teams player to stick with the team past training camp.

Tight Ends

Cole Kmet
Colston Loveland
Stephen Carlson
Jordan Murray
Durham Smythe
Joel Wilson

The Bears have a bevy of tight end talent that they can utilize to make this one of the greatest position groups in the NFL. That’s if they keep Cole Kmet around. Right now, they are waiting to see how Colston Loveland does with his injured shoulder before doing anything with Kmet. But if Loveland lights up training camp, the Bears may have a trade chip that they can use to grab an edge rusher or a running back.

While a lot depends on what happens with Loveland, you can bet that if the Bears end up keeping Kmet, they will probably only keep three or four tight ends. The fight for the top spot will be an interesting one, but if Kmet stays with the team, you can almost bet that he will be the top tight end on the roster heading into the new season. Loveland will get plenty of playing time and will complement Kmet well.

Who comes in after Loveland and Kmet? Smythe will likely be in the third spot due to his experience, but you never know. Someone like Wilson, Murray, or Carlson could sweep past Smythe and take over the third spot. Could the Bears keep four tight ends? It’s likely, depending on what Johnson wants to do on offense and who gets injured in training camp.

The depth chart order of the tight ends heading into training camp should look something like this: Kmet-Loveland-Smythe-Murray-Wilson-Carlson.

Wide Receivers

Maurice Alexander
Miles Boykin
Luther Burden III
Devin Duvernay
John Jackson
DJ Moore
Rome Odunze
JP Richardson
Tyler Scott
Samori Toure
Jahdae Walker
Olamide Zaccheaus

Now we come to the most fun group of the offense, the wide receivers. The Bears have some good talent at the wide receiver position. We all know what DJ Moore can do by taking a two-yard pass and turning it into 12 yards in a hurry. Of course, Rome Odunze is a guy who has a lot of potential and should shine in his second season with the Bears. Expect these two to be the top two starters at wide receiver in 2025.

Luther Burden III is going to be a star in the league at some point. That’s if he gets healthy and sticks to the program. The Bears like him; he was a steal in the second round. Chicago will try to utilize him as best they can. The top three wide receivers on the roster figure to be Moore, Odunze, and Burden III.

After Burden III, it appears as if Olamide Zaccheaus is going to be on the roster for sure. He’s a smart pick-up by the Bears and could pay dividends during the 2025 season. After him, though, things get a little bit cloudy and not so certain. Tyler Scott should be someone who sticks on the roster. But things get murky. Training camp will be where things will take shape, and the roster will be decided.

For right now, the depth chart heading into training camp, at wide receiver, could look something like this: Moore-Odunze-Burden-Zaccheaus-Scott-Boykin-Alexander-Duvernay-Richardson-Toure-Jackson-Walker.