The 2026 NFL Draft is officially over but the work continues with undrafted free agents landing in new NFL homes. Follow along to see who else the Bears bring onto the roster.
The 2026 NFL Draft has wrapped up and the Chicago Bears added seven new rookies to the roster , but the work is far from over.
Undrafted free agent signings are underway and this is a process that general manager Ryan Poles has had previous success at during his tenure with the team. Players such as Tyson Bagent , Theo Benedet , and Jahdae Walker all went on to make Chicago's 53-man roster despite going undrafted.
That process is already underway for 2026, so let's start tracking some of the UDFA signings as the Bears look to round out the 90-man roster going into the rest of the offseason.
Ryan Poles has had previous success with UDFA quarterbacks. Bagent is the big name going into his fourth season with the Bears and even landed solid second contract for himself as the team's backup. Even Austin Reed was a solid UDFA addition that spent two years in Chicago before continuing his career at the UFL playing at an MVP level .
Former Louisville quarterback Miller Moss hopes to find similar success in Chicago as he joins Caleb Williams , Bagent, and Case Keenum in the QB room. Moss threw for 2,679 yards and 16 touchdowns in his lone year at Louisville. Prior to transferring, Moss started one season at USC taking over for Williams after he was selected first overall by the Bears in 2024. Moss spent three years as Williams backup with the Trojans.
The Bears added just one cornerback during the 2026 NFL Draft in Malik Muhammad. Chicago is now adding more competition to the position in former Tulane cornerback KC Eziomume. Eziomume has a large frame and plays strong in press man. He also can be a downhill player in the run game.
Special teams is getting some UDFA love as well. The Bears have always prioritized having two kickers going into the offseason and added Gabriel Plascencia to the position alongside veteran Cairo Santos
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The former San Diego State kicker went 35/35 on extra points and 19/23 on field goals during the 2025 season. Plascencia is actually a lefty kicker that is consistent but doesn't have the deep range. Similar to what the Bears have now in Santos.
Chicago left the draft without adding a running back to challenge for the RB3 role against Brittain Brown and Roschon Johnson . The Bears now added one in Coleman Bennett out of Kennesaw State. Bennett rushed for 764 yards and four touchdowns during the 2025 season. Bennett is similar to former Green Bay Packers RB Emanuel Wilson with solid lateral explosiveness and was a team captain.
