The Chicago Bears were active on day two of the NFL Draft, as they were able to add three players and all of them came on the offensive side of the ball.
Sam Roush is a player who puts Cole Kmet on the hot seat. Yet, the player that Chicago selected first on Friday night was Iowa center Logan Jones. The center position has seen a lot of changes this offseason in the Windy City. Drew Dalman retired abruptly, forcing the Bears to pivot. They decided to trade for center Garrett Bradbury, who's expected to be the starter, but the addition of Jones should have him looking over his shoulder.
Logan Jones Should Have Bears C Garrett Bradbury Worried
Bradbury was traded for, but he has one year left on his deal. With him projected to hit free agency next offseason, there's no guarantee that he'll be the starter through the entire season. Bradbury started in all 17 games for the New England Patriots in 2025, but his production was up and down.
Despite committing zero penalties and allowing no sacks, he allowed 28 pressures. On Pro Football Focus, he had a 60.1 overall grade (30th among 40 graded centers), 56.2 run-blocking grade (35th among 40 graded centers), and a 63.1 pass-blocking grade (23rd among 40 graded centers). There's reason to believe that Jones could give him a push to start this offseason.
Jones was ranked as the third overall center by The Athletic's Dane Brugler. In his overview of Jones, Brugler wrote, "Jones is lightning quick in his snap-to-step process and has an instinctive feel for leverage and blocking angles. With his vise-grip hands, he can latch, drive his feet and torque defenders to create running room. Though he has terrific range and recovery quickness, his lack of length stands out on reach blocks and when attempting to combat powerful defensive tackles in a phone booth. His competitive temperament and toughness are unquestioned."
The biggest knock on Jones is that he's undersized (6'2", 299 pounds) with 30 3/4 inch arms. Despite that, he's athletic and is a very smart player. He was asked to make checks at the line of scrimmage and filled in for Tyler Linderbaum after he left Iowa.
He made 51 starts with the Hawkeyes and didn't commit a penalty in 17 consecutive games to wrap his collegiate career. Jones has the tools and intangibles to push Bradbury for a starting role this offseason. The fact that Chicago selected him in the second round also shows how they view him inside that building.
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