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.

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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