The Chicago Bears opened the preseason with a 23-17 win over the Tennessee Titans, which featured a hot start for the starting offense and a dominant defensive effort.
There have been a number of standout players and intriguing roster battles through training camp and Chicago’s preseason win against Tennessee.
While there are a number of roster spots all but locked up at this point, there have been some under-the-radar players making their case for a spot.
With the first preseason game in the books, here’s our updated 53-man roster prediction.
(Salary cap information from Spotrac)
1
QB Justin Fields
Age: 24
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $5.14 million
2
QB P.J. Walker
Age: 28
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $1.66 million
3
RB Khalil Herbert
Age: 25
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $972,677
4
RB D'Onta Foreman
Age: 27
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
5
RB Roschon Johnson
Age: 22
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $942,172
6
RB Travis Homer
Age: 24
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $1.77 million
7
FB Khari Blasingame
Age: 27
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
8
WR DJ Moore
Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $20.16 million
9
WR Darnell Mooney
Age: 25
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $3.06 million
10
WR Chase Claypool
Age: 25
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $2.99 million
11
WR Tyler Scott
Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $915,863
12
WR Equanimeous St. Brown
Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $1.16 million
13
WR Velus Jones Jr.
Age: 26
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.22 million
14
TE Cole Kmet
Age: 24
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $7.36 million
15
TE Robert Tonyan
Age: 29
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.65 million
16
TE Marcedes Lewis
Age: 39
Experience: 18th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
17
OL Braxton Jones
Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $944,888
18
OL Teven Jenkins
Age: 25
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $2.28 million
19
OL Cody Whitehair
Age: 31
Experience: 8th season
2023 cap hit: $14.1 million
20
OL Nate Davis
Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $6.92 million
21
OL Darnell Wright
Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $3.81 million
22
OL Lucas Patrick
Age: 30
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $5.38 million
23
OL Ja'Tyre Carter
Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $897,328
24
OL Larry Borom
Age: 24
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $1.02 million
25
OL Alex Leatherwood
Age: 24
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $1.96 million
26
DL Yannick Ngakoue
Age: 28
Experience: 9th season
2023 cap hit: $10.44 million
27
DL DeMarcus Walker
Age: 28
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $6.41 million
28
DL Rasheem Green
Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.44 million
29
DL Dominique Robinson
Age: 25
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $938,289
30
DL Trevis Gipson
Age: 26
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $2.82 million
31
DL Terrell Lewis
Age: 24
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $1.01 million
32
DL Justin Jones
Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $7.4 million
33
DL Andrew Billings
Age: 28
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.69 million
34
DL Gervon Dexter Sr.
Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.22 million
35
DL Zacch Pickens
Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.04 million
36
LB Tremaine Edmunds
Age: 25
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $14.68 million
37
LB T.J. Edwards
Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $5 million
38
LB Jack Sanborn
Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $872,500
39
LB Noah Sewell
Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $831,237
40
LB Dylan Cole
Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $1.09 million
41
CB Jaylon Johnson
Age: 24
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $3.55 million
42
CB Kyler Gordon
Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.97 million
43
CB Tyrique Stevenson
Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.17 million
44
CB Terell Smith
Age: 24
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $818,971
45
CB Josh Blackwell
Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $870,000
46
CB Jaylon Jones
Age: 25
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $870,833
47
S Eddie Jackson
Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $17.09 million
48
S Jaquan Brisker
Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.67 million
49
S Elijah Hicks
Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $889,252
50
S A.J. Thomas
Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $870,000
51
K Cairo Santos
Age: 31
Experience: 10th season
2023 cap hit: $4.5 million
52
P Trenton Gill
Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $889,252
53
LS Patrick Scales
Age: 35
Experience: 9th season
2023 cap hit: $1.09 million
