Ranking Chicago Bears Roster: 40-36

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36. Nick Kwiatkoski, LB

Last Year: 23

Considering the other two players bunched on this list it may not be a huge surprise that Kwiatkoski heads into camp barely eeking out his peers. Of course, remember his ranking last year was with Roquan Smith still holding out in training camp.

Even then as a penciled in starter he was right outside the top 22. Now, he enters camp as a big faller. As mentioned in the other players posts, Pierre-Louis and Iyiegbuniwe bring speed and special teams value. They both make Kwiatkoski expendable.

Still, he currently sits ahead of the two. That mainly comes down to the idea that he has called plays in the NFL before. Sure, they were beside Christian Jones in a lost season with John Fox, but Kwiatkoski has led a defense. With that, he gets the edge to get on the field if an injury were to occur.

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Pierre-Louis could be a camp body as much as competition and Kwiatkoski could easily enter the year as LB3. However, his job status is less sure than ever before, which opens up discussion, and drops his ranking.

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