Chicago Bears 2020 roster ranking: 55-51
Who are the top 55 players on the Chicago Bears roster?
We have been going through the Chicago Bears 2020 roster to highlight who the most valuable players are heading into the season. When looking at value, we are thinking of how much the Bears are relying on them in 2020, and how devastating it would be to take them off of the current roster. This is looking solely into the 2020 value.
With that in mind, we have gone from 90-56 so far. Now, we are getting into players who could make the 2020 roster.
55. Artie Burns
For a former first-round pick, the fringe of the roster is not where Artie Burns wants to be. However, he was over-drafted, and never lived up to whatever it was the Steelers saw him. In reality, this is probably the type of player he is. He had an inside track to the roster pre-draft, but with Jaylon Johnson drafted in round two, and Kindle Vildor selected not long after, the log jam now may have him outside the roster.
54. Sherrick McManis
Last year, 43, 2018 ranking:44
After two years firmly in the 40s, McManis is sliding into the 50s. The player has not changed as much as the situation. As mentioned, corner is packed, but McManis is safety anyway. Still, the Bears re-signed Deon Bush and DeAndre Houston-Carson. Beyond that, they added Jordan Lucas, a safety with special teams value who Matt Nagy is familiar with. Could Lucas push McManis off the roster for the first time since 2012?
53. John Jenkins
John Jenkins spent 2017 in Chicago before spending two years elsewhere. Now, he is back. He has a great shot at winning the backup nose tackle job. However, there is a name standing in his way.
52. Abdullah Anderson,
Last Year 52, 2018: 76
One of John Jenkins and Abdullah Anderson will make the roster. Given that neither is a lock, only one will make it, and the winner of the battle is going to be a backup nose tackle, it does seem that 52, and 53 is a good landing spot for them as of now. Jenkins has NFL experience and was brought in this offseason. Still, it was Anderson in 2018 who had Jenkins shoved out the door, and he has held down the backup job the past two years. He rose 24 spots from his rookie season but has plateaued as the competition was added.
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51. Jordan Lucas
We have Anderson vs. Jenkins, but also Lucas vs. McManis. However, these four spots workout, there is a good chance only two make it, and when they do, it will be back end of the roster jobs. We will see how the Chicago Bears sort these four out.