Who are the top 80 players on the Chicago Bears 2020 roster?
We have been going through the Chicago Bears roster to rank them from 90 through the most valuable on the team. While we do not have direct criteria, the idea is that the list will rank the most valuable players thinking of how reliant the Bears are on their contributions.
If the team lost this player, or if they had a bad year, how much would impact the team? With that in mind, we will look at players 80-76 today.
80. Michael Joseph, CB -2019 Ranking: 73, 2018 Ranking: 81
Michael Joseph came in at 81 on our list in 2018, but made the practice squad, causing him to jump eight spots between 2018 and 2019. However, between 2019 and 2020, he jumps right back down seven spots.
First, it is impressive he is still here three years later. However, the Bears made it clear that they do not intend him to make the roster any time soon. Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor, Artie Burns, Tre Roberson, how many corners did they add to this depth chart? All of these corners, along with key additions at other positions make Joseph as expendable in 2020 as he was in 2018.
79. Keandre Jones, LB
Keandre Jones is a UDFA from Maryland. He spent three years at Ohio State before having his best statistical season with the Terps. The fact is that a while he has the adequate size and instincts to be a special teams asset, the Bears would be best off with him on the practice squad for a season. He moves up the list over some others due to the lack of depth at the middle linebacker position. Whether the Bears like it or not an injury to Trevathan puts him in back end of the roster conversation.
78. Dino Boyd, T
Dino Boyd was a UDFA in 2019 from Cincinnati. There are a couple of reasons to look into him. He was signed after the 2019 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Right there, you know that Matt Nagy had some say in this signing. His blocking style matches what Reid, and ultimately, Juan Castillo, who once worked for Reid, look for in their lineman.
Beyond that, the Bears do not have a long list of potential starters at tackle. If Boyd can prove himself, and an injury strikes, he would shoot up the list by at least 20 spots.
77. Adam Shaheen, 2019 rank 29, 2018 rank 25
The ghosts of rankings past come back to haunt me here. Yes, in 2018 I had him as a top 25 player. Remember, this list came out in the preseason before he got injured. Even Matt Nagy was hyping him up in that regard. The regret is probably from pushing him down just four spots the year after. Sure, the Bears were still betting on him, and as the explanation notes, Trey Burton’s health concerns pushed him up.
Still, we probably could have seen the way Adam Shaheen was trending. Now, we know. The chances of him making the roster is now low, and I fully expect comments to suggest that I actually still have Shaheen too high.
76. Kentrell Brice
Brice is a veteran defensive back with NFL experience. There is a chance he can over seat Sherrick McManis for the role of depth safety and special teams asset. However, McManis has to have the leg up on Brice who did not play a single snap in 2019. Beyond that, as you will see soon, it is not like McManis is going to be much higher on this list.