Bears' best players in 2025 season, per Pro Football Focus

The  Chicago Bears  wrapped their 2025 season with an 11-6 record, going from worst to first, winning the NFC North and earning their first playoff win in nearly two decades. Now that the Bears have their head coach-quarterback duo in Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams , the future is extremely bright.

Pro Football Focus  handed out player grades for those who took a snap in Chicago’s 2025 season. The Bears had some standout performances, including All Pros Joe Thuney and Kevin Byard , as well as right tackle Darnell Wright , rookie tight end Colston Loveland , Williams and linebacker D'Marco Jackson.

Here are the top Bears players (minimum 100 snaps) and what their grades were.

Best offensive players

• TE Colston Loveland: 84.0

• RB D'Andre Swift : 83.0

• RT Darnell Wright: 80.8

• LG Joe Thuney: 77.8

• QB Caleb Williams: 76.9

Tight end Colston Loveland had a sensational rookie season where he established himself as a playmaker and a breakout player in the NFL. Loveland led the Bears in receptions (58), receiving yards (713) and tied in touchdowns (6) despite taking some time to get going in his first year. Many doubted running back D'Andre Swift heading into the 2026 season, but with an improved offensive line and reunion with Ben Johnson, Swift proved his critics wrong. Swift eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the second time in his career, where he anchored the NFL's third-best rushing attack.

Meanwhile, right tackle Darnell Wright and left guard Joe Thuney anchored one of the league's best offensive lines, which allowed a league-low 25 sacks and paved the way for Swift and Kyle Monangai 's top-three run game. Thuney earned All Pro and Pro Bowl nods while being named the first "Protector of the Year" winner. Quarterback Caleb Williams made huge strides in his second season, and his first with Ben Johnson, becoming the Bears' single-season passing yards leader (3,942 yards). He also led an NFL-record seven fourth-quarter comebacks and established himself as one of the most clutch QBs in the league.

Best defensive players

• LB D'Marco Jackson: 76.4

• S Kevin Byard: 75.4

• DE Montez Sweat : 72.1

• LB T.J. Edwards : 70.1

• DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka : 69.7

D'Marco Jackson was one of the most pleasant surprises amid a season filled with injuries, where he stepped up when T.J. Edwards and Tremaine Edmunds were sidelined and established himself as one of the better linebackers on this team. Jackson totaled 43 tackles, including two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, three pass breakups and one forced fumble in four starts and as a reserve. Safety Kevin Byard had one of the best seasons of his career, where he led the NFL with seven interceptions as a cornerstone on the league's best turnover defense. Byard totaled 93 tackles, four tackles for loss, eight pass breakups and those seven picks. He earned All Pro and Pro Bowl honors.

The Bears' pass rush was overall disappointing, but defensive end Montez Sweat had a bounce back year, all things considered. Sweat recorded double-digit sacks (10) for the first time in Chicago while logging 53 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss, 18 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and five pass breakups while playing all 17 games. Linebacker T.J. Edwards missed almost half of the season due to injury, and he wasn't as productive as in the past. Still, Edwards totaled 67 tackles, two tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, three QB hits, five pass breakups and one interception returned for a touchdown. The Bears traded for Joe Tryon-Shoyinka at the trade deadline to add depth to their edge rusher group, and he made a modest impact. Tryon-Shoyinka totaled 13 tackles, including one tackle for loss and one QB hit in eight games as a rotational piece.

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