4 recent Ryan Poles draft picks on Bears roster are sitting on chopping block

The Chicago Bears are starting to build a roster that is deeper than it has been in the past year.

That means potentially cutting players you wanted to keep. While Ryan Poles has hits in the drafts over the years, a few recent misses might quickly be out the door.

4 Bears draft picks that are on the chopping block

Kiran Amegadjie, OL

The Bears spent a third-round pick on Amedgadjie in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played 126 snaps in 2024 and did not play at all in 2025. Now, it looks like he is buried on the depth chart despite a wide-open starting spot at his position.

The Bears re-signed Braxton Jones, brought in Jedrick Wills, and they have Theo Benedet, who was getting work over Amedgadjie last season. And this is just to replace Ozzy Trapilo, who is ahead of them. When a former third-round pick is the fourth or fifth best option at left tackle, it might be time to move on, even though he is just in his third NFL season.

Ruben Hyppolite II, LB

Hyppolite was viewed as a reach when the Bears selected him in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was viewed as an undrafted free agent by most, but the Bears talked about his high floor and even higher ceiling.

It is only one season, but they may have given up on that. Hyppolite went from being on special teams to being inactive. He did not see the field after Week 11.

Now, he is in the deepest position group on the team. The Bears have Devin Bush, T.J. Edwards, D’Marco Jackson, Noah Sewell, Jack Sanborn, and Keyshaun Elliott. It could be argued that all of them are ahead of Hyppolite on the depth chart. Even Sanborn and Elliott are the low men on the totem pole, and they were signed this offseason.

The good news is Hyppolite should circle to the practice squad because he was viewed as an undrafted free agent league-wide.

Zah Frazier, CB

The Bears drafted Frazier in the fifth round last season. However, he has hardly been with the team because he has been dealing with personal matters.

It is hard to speculate, but they have the three starters, Terell Smith, Malik Muhammad, and Josh Blackwell, all expected to make the team ahead of him. Not many teams carry a seventh cornerback, so they may not be counting on him being in the plans.

Jordan van den Berg, DT

Yes, he is a rookie, but sixth-round rookies are not guaranteed spots. This was viewed as a draft down, and the Bears' defensive tackle room is not high on upside but is deep.

Grady Jarrett and Gervon Dexter are the locks to make it. However, Shemar Turner, Neville Gallimore, Kentavius Street, and James Lynch are all in the mix to get snaps on the defensive line ahead of Berg. A year on the practice squad should help him anyway.

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