Chicago Bears: An Updated Post-Draft Depth Chart

Defensive Backs

Cornerbacks

LCB: Kyle Fuller, Marcus Cooper, Deiondre’ Hall, Kevin Toliver

Nickel back: Bryce Callahan, Cre’Von LeBlanc, Doran Grant, Rashard Fant

RCB: Prince Amukamara, Sherrick McManis, Jonathan Mincey, Michael Joseph

While the Bears didn’t use any picks on defensive backs, they did do some work in the undrafted free agency pool.

The returners in Fuller, Amukamara, Callahan, Cooper, LeBlanc, and McManis should all be familiar faces. Mincey and Grant were practice squad players last season and may find themselves in a similar spot next year.

The UDFA are the guys to watch here.

Toliver was a former five-star recruit out of high school, but never truly discovered his potential. He did butt heads with the coaching staff and showed some lack of maturity. Also, shoulder injuries may have stung his stock altogether. But what you get with the former Tiger is a big, physical corner who can erase routes when he gets hands on the receiver.

I was a little surprised that Joseph wasn’t selected at the end of day three. The Dubuque product was considered a sleeper target on most any mock draft you looked at. He is a local guy from Oswego, Illinois. His biggest challenge will be the transition from Division III to the NFL. He does have some nice tools with athleticism and length. The talent is there, but learning while on the practice squad may be the likely scenario here.

Fant projects as more of a speedy and physical lot corner. The former Hoosier product set the school record in pass breakups with 58. He projects to hold some special teams value, but faces an uphill shot at making the roster. Callahan and LeBlanc are the incumbent third and fourth stringers and both are good nickel backs.

McManis is a great special teamer, but an abominable defender. I wonder if any of these guys can show enough in the third phase to remove him from the roster.

Safeties

FS: Eddie Jackson, Deandre Houston-Carson, Deiondre’ Hall

SS: Adrian Amos, Deon Bush, Nick Orr

Orr is the new name here from TCU. He’s a solid thumper in the ground game. However, he is not a good athlete, which limits him to where he can play on defense. Smart money is that he will play as a box safety or maybe nickel linebacker for his career. Even though I don’t have high hopes for Bush to put it together at this point, Orr would need an eye-opening camp to punt Bush from the team.

I put Deiondre’ Hall as a corner and I also marked him as a safety primarily because he played outside as a rookie and he was supposed to play some safety last year before he was placed on the IR for the majority of the season. So his flexibility is helpful for his roster standing. But he only has a lone interception to his name (Matt Stafford literally threw it to him).

Similarly to Bush, Hall hasn’t shown much for being a fourth-round pick. I think his versatility should give him the inside track going into camp.

For the two of them, it’s time to put up or shut up.