Five bench players who can win a starting job by the end of the year

3. Adam Shaheen

A second round pick becoming a starter as a rookie is not a huge shock, but there is a small chance he opens week one as a starter. Shaheen is still raw and has not handled playing bigger, superior talents before coming from the small school of Ashland. He will likely enter the season behind Zach Miller and Dion Sims. Miller has some injury question marks, but even in that case, the Bears would probably look to Daniel Brown before Shaheen to start the season.

Shaheen is not refined yet as a route runner and relied on being the superior

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athlete and body to his opponents in college. On top of that, he does not have experience as a blocker. These things can all be taught, but they are going to be taught over the course of the season. Still, it does not appear that the Bears are in prime condition to win this season. It means that by the end of the year, there will be a great opportunity for Shaheen to see the field and make the mistakes that he needs to make to learn and grow as a player. By week 17 he will absolutely be in the lineup as a starter and should enter 2018 as the starting tight end.