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Chicago Bears Roster Ranking 90-86

By Parker Hurley

SYRACUSE, NY - SEPTEMBER 17: Jeremi Hall #73 of the South Florida Bulls congratulates Marlon Mack #5 following his second quarter touchdown run to bring South Florida within 3 points of Syracuse Orange on September 17, 2016 at The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY - SEPTEMBER 17: Jeremi Hall #73 of the South Florida Bulls congratulates Marlon Mack #5 following his second quarter touchdown run to bring South Florida within 3 points of Syracuse Orange on September 17, 2016 at The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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COLLEGE PARK, MD – OCTOBER 14: Tight end Cameron Green #84 of the Northwestern Wildcats is tackled by defensive back Josh Woods #10 of the Maryland Terrapins in the first half at Capital One Field on October 14, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – OCTOBER 14: Tight end Cameron Green #84 of the Northwestern Wildcats is tackled by defensive back Josh Woods #10 of the Maryland Terrapins in the first half at Capital One Field on October 14, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

No. 87 Josh Woods

Josh Woods is another long shot to make the roster, but he is at least interesting due to his position. Woods was a strong safety at Maryland. However, the Chicago Bears are listing him as a linebacker on their current roster.

Josh Woods ran a 4.66 at his Pro Day. He is going to be too slow to stick away from the line of scrimmage. He comes into the NFL at 6’1″, 211 pounds, so his size is not far off and does profile as the hybrid linebacker that is becoming more popular today.

There are a plan and a place for his style of play in today’s NFL. It is becoming defensive back heavy, but defending the run is still important.

Still,  the Bears did not sign Woods until early into the summer. He had to earn his contract over the course of OTAs and was not sure of his status. Considering that he is going to be changing positions as well, his best outcome in 2018 consists of him spending a year on the practice squad.

Still, the team signed a UDFA in Nick Orr who profiles similar to Woods and the team obviously invested a lot in linebacker. He will be struggling to find snaps in camp.

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