Going into the 2025 season, there was a lot of excitement for the Chicago Bears' rookie draft class after how aggressive general manager Ryan Poles was this year.
The Bears made four selections within the first two rounds of the draft with a focus on rebuilding the offense and make it younger around their second-year quarterback Caleb Williams. They covered all the bases with two new pass catchers and a future starter on the offensive line being picked.
Fans of the Bears were hoping to see them in action right away and see what kind of impact they would make. That hasn't quite happened.
Chicago Bears' 2025 rookie report card through four games
Colston Loveland, TE
There has been excessive noise made regarding the Bears' decision to pass on Tyler Warren and pick Loveland over him. So far, it has not been a flattering start for Loveland, who has three receptions for 43 yards (one catch being for 31 yards) in three games.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson has admitted that he has not gotten the tight ends as involved in the offseason. That sparked Caleb Williams giving Kmet nine targets in the team's Week 4 win over the Raiders, but Loveland was out with an injury.
Chicago must see more out of Loveland to determine whether he can be an impact player in the future. Right now, it's been a disappointment.
Grade: C
Luther Burden III, WR
It has been a mixed bag of performances from Burden to start his NFL career. He had a disappointing two yards in the first two games before exploding for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' Week 3 win over the Cowboys, including a 65-yard touchdown score. He followed that up with a two-catch, -4-yard performance against the Raiders.
With seven catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, as well as eight kickoff returns for 223 yards through four games, the Bears need to use Burden more on offense. He has only played in 25% of the offensive snaps, so the small sample size of his play is Burden has big play potential in this offense.
Grade: B-
Ozzy Trapilo, OT
The Bears have oddly avoided putting Trapilo on the active roster for half the season, so there was originally not much hope that he would play in 2025. He finally got his first offensive snaps in the Raiders game at right tackle, and he performed excellently with only two quarterback hurries allowed and no sacks.
It's another case of him having too small a sample size, but the conversations are being had about Darnell Wright moving to left tackle and Trapilo starting on the right side. This should be a legitimate conversation, because if Trapilo can hold up against Maxx Crosby, he can do it against most of the NFL's top pass rushers.
Grade: B
Shemar Turner, DT
Another example of the Bears, for the most part, having had Turner inactive for the season is that the season. He finally got his first legit shot at playing in the Raiders game, where he made two tackles and a tackle for loss. Not bad for his first time getting a good amount of playing time.
Once again, the Bears have not played their rookies enough for the most part, and Turner appears to be getting more trust from his coaching staff, as the team deals with some injuries. Grady Jarrett and Austin Booker should be back after the bye week, so Turner's playing time could be reduced even more.
Grade: C
Ruben Hyppolite II, LB
Hyppolite has played more special teams than defense as his playing time on defense was mostly in the first game against the Vikings, but not much since then. He's racked up four tackles in four games with only 18 snaps on defense. On special teams, he's taken 55% of the snaps this season.
The reality is that Noah Sewell has emerged and been the replacement for T.J. Edwards during his injury, which has impacted Hyppolite's snaps. Expect his role to stay on special teams for this season.
Grade: C
Zah Frazier, CB
Frazier was placed on the non-football injury list for the 2025 season, as he has been dealing with a personal issue. It wouldn't be fair to give him a grade quite yet, as the hope is that he will be okay for the 2026 season.
Grade: N/A
Luke Newman, OT
Unlike Trapilo, Newman has actually been active for all four games this season, but has only played in the Week 2 blowout loss to the Lions on offense. He's taken just 18 snaps on special teams this season as well.
For what Newman has been asked to do, he's held his own. The lack of snaps makes it tough to make a proper determination on how he has done this season.
Grade: C+
Kyle Monangai, RB
Who knew that a seventh-round pick would end up getting some of the most action of the rookie draft class? Monangai has actually been underutilized compared to what Johnson intended for him in the offense, with only Monangai being on the field for 28% of the offensive snaps this season.
He has had 17 rushing attempts for 62 yards, while adding three receptions for 23 yards in four games. Not a bad start for the rookie, and he might get more looks as the season rolls on.
Grade: C+
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Final verdict on Bears rookie class
Four games are challenging to determine what the Bears might have, but these guys aren't getting snaps, and when they have been on the field, they haven't exactly taken the league by storm. Some of that is on Johnson for not using them, but it might also speak to Poles' decision-making and whether he could have had better players at these positions. Overall, it has been a significant disappointment so far.
Grade: C+