The 1, 364 backyards were the 6th most in the NFL this period and the 4th most in Bears tackle Darnell WrightThe 6-6, 333-pounder revealed promise as a rookie while beginning all 17 video games, developing himself as a core piece on Tyrique tevensontevenson became a playmaker versus both the run and pass as a rookie, signing up 86 tackles and 2 forced fumbles, tying for the group lead with four interceptions and covering the defense with 16 pass separations. He was called NFC Defensive Player of the Week late in the period after taping two interceptions, 5 deals with and four pass breakups in a 37-17 win over the Caleb WilliamsThe Bears spent the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft on Williams, the agreement top prospect in a draft filled with gifted quarterbacks. Williams generated 120 goals 93 passing and 27 hurrying) in 3 seasons at Oklahoma 2021) and UC 2022-23) and won the Heisman Prize in 2022. Punter Tory TaylorLast period Taylor won the Ray Individual Honor as the nation's best punter and was called First-Team All-American after balancing an NCAA-record 48.2 backyards on 93 puntings, positioning 32 inside-the-20 with seven touchbacks. Taylor appeared in 49 video games the previous 4 periods for the Hawkeyes Bears Store, balancing 46.3 yards on 295 puntings, positioning 127 inside-the-20 with 32 touchbacks.2025 second-round selection