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Chicago Bears All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 108 Bears players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Bears Defense (DEF, 91 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 1985: 12.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL). The best Bears defense in the game belongs to the 1980s: 12.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL) in 1985.

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The strongest Bears lineup: 2010s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2010s Bears board gives a team rating of 80.2 — good for an expected 9-8 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 2.4% of the time. The thinnest Bears board is the 1990s (72.0).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jay Cutler	2014	3,812 pass yds, 28 TD, 18 INT	74
RB	Matt Forte	2013	1,339 rush yds, 9 TD, 74 rec	86
WR	Brandon Marshall	2012	1,508 rec yds, 11 TD, 118 rec	89
TE	Martellus Bennett	2014	916 rec yds, 6 TD, 90 rec	77
DEF	Bears Defense	2018	17.7 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	79

Best Bears player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jay Cutler	2014	3,812 pass yds, 28 TD, 18 INT	74
RB	Walter Payton	1977	1,852 rush yds, 14 TD, 27 rec	90
WR	Brandon Marshall	2012	1,508 rec yds, 11 TD, 118 rec	89
TE	Martellus Bennett	2014	916 rec yds, 6 TD, 90 rec	77
DEF	Bears Defense	1985	12.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	91

Bears boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Bears. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Bears

Best possible lineup: team rating 74.5 · expected 5-12 · 14 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Mike Phipps	1979	1,535 pass yds, 9 TD, 8 INT	69
RB	Walter Payton	1977	1,852 rush yds, 14 TD, 27 rec	90
RB	Carl Garrett	1973	655 rush yds, 5 TD, 23 rec	72
RB	Roland Harper	1978	992 rush yds, 6 TD, 43 rec	70
WR	Dick Gordon	1970	1,026 rec yds, 13 TD, 71 rec	73
WR	James Scott	1977	809 rec yds, 3 TD, 50 rec	71
WR	Charlie Wade	1974	683 rec yds, 1 TD, 39 rec	69
TE	Greg Latta	1977	335 rec yds, 4 TD, 26 rec	69
DEF	Bears Defense	1979	15.6 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	75

1980s Bears

Not every position is covered on this board. · 9 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Vince Evans	1980	2,039 pass yds, 11 TD, 16 INT, 306 rush yds	62
QB	Mike Tomczak	1988	1,310 pass yds, 7 TD, 6 INT	61
RB	Neal Anderson	1989	1,275 rush yds, 11 TD, 50 rec	81
RB	Walter Payton	1984	1,684 rush yds, 11 TD, 45 rec	81
WR	Willie Gault	1983	836 rec yds, 8 TD, 40 rec	68
WR	Ken Margerum	1981	584 rec yds, 1 TD, 39 rec	64
WR	Rickey Watts	1981	465 rec yds, 3 TD, 27 rec	64
DEF	Bears Defense	1985	12.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	91

1990s Bears

Best possible lineup: team rating 72.0 · expected 4-13 · 15 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jim Harbaugh	1991	3,121 pass yds, 15 TD, 16 INT, 338 rush yds	73
QB	Steve Walsh	1994	2,078 pass yds, 10 TD, 8 INT	68
RB	Lewis Tillman	1994	899 rush yds, 7 TD, 27 rec	72
RB	Raymont Harris	1997	1,033 rush yds, 10 TD, 28 rec	68
RB	Rashaan Salaam	1995	1,074 rush yds, 10 TD, 7 rec	66
WR	Wendell Davis	1991	945 rec yds, 6 TD, 61 rec	69
WR	Michael Timpson	1996	802 rec yds, 0 TD, 62 rec	68
WR	Bobby Engram	1998	987 rec yds, 5 TD, 64 rec	66
TE	Ryan Wetnight	1997	464 rec yds, 1 TD, 46 rec	70
TE	Keith Jennings	1995	217 rec yds, 6 TD, 25 rec	68
DEF	Bears Defense	1993	14.4 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	74

2000s Bears

Best possible lineup: team rating 75.4 · expected 6-11 · 28 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Cade McNown	2000	1,635 pass yds, 8 TD, 8 INT, 319 rush yds	66
QB	Jim Miller	2001	2,299 pass yds, 13 TD, 10 INT	66
QB	Kyle Orton	2008	2,979 pass yds, 19 TD, 12 INT	66
RB	Thomas Jones	2005	1,335 rush yds, 9 TD, 26 rec	74
RB	Adrian Peterson	2007	510 rush yds, 3 TD, 51 rec	69
RB	Anthony Thomas	2001	1,183 rush yds, 7 TD, 22 rec	68
WR	Marty Booker	2001	1,071 rec yds, 8 TD, 100 rec	79
WR	Bernard Berrian	2007	948 rec yds, 5 TD, 70 rec	72
WR	Marcus Robinson	2000	732 rec yds, 5 TD, 54 rec	70
TE	Greg Olsen	2008	574 rec yds, 5 TD, 54 rec	73
TE	Desmond Clark	2006	626 rec yds, 6 TD, 45 rec	70
DEF	Bears Defense	2005	12.6 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	87

2010s Bears

Best possible lineup: team rating 80.2 · expected 9-8 · 25 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jay Cutler	2014	3,812 pass yds, 28 TD, 18 INT	74
QB	Josh McCown	2013	1,829 pass yds, 13 TD, 1 INT	74
QB	Mitchell Trubisky	2018	3,223 pass yds, 24 TD, 12 INT, 421 rush yds	69
RB	Matt Forte	2013	1,339 rush yds, 9 TD, 74 rec	86
RB	Jordan Howard	2016	1,313 rush yds, 6 TD, 29 rec	73
RB	Jeremy Langford	2015	537 rush yds, 6 TD, 22 rec	71
WR	Brandon Marshall	2012	1,508 rec yds, 11 TD, 118 rec	89
WR	Alshon Jeffery	2013	1,421 rec yds, 7 TD, 89 rec	81
WR	Cameron Meredith	2016	888 rec yds, 4 TD, 66 rec	72
TE	Martellus Bennett	2014	916 rec yds, 6 TD, 90 rec	77
TE	Trey Burton	2018	569 rec yds, 6 TD, 54 rec	72
TE	Zach Miller	2016	486 rec yds, 4 TD, 47 rec	67
DEF	Bears Defense	2018	17.7 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	79

2020s Bears

Best possible lineup: team rating 73.2 · expected 4-13 · 17 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Caleb Williams	2024	3,541 pass yds, 20 TD, 6 INT, 489 rush yds	73
QB	Justin Fields	2022	2,242 pass yds, 17 TD, 11 INT, 1,143 rush yds	66
QB	Nick Foles	2020	1,852 pass yds, 10 TD, 8 INT	63
RB	David Montgomery	2020	1,070 rush yds, 8 TD, 54 rec	73
RB	D'Andre Swift	2024	959 rush yds, 6 TD, 42 rec	71
RB	D'Onta Foreman	2023	425 rush yds, 4 TD, 11 rec	65
WR	D.J. Moore	2023	1,364 rec yds, 8 TD, 96 rec	81
WR	Allen Robinson	2020	1,250 rec yds, 6 TD, 102 rec	80
WR	Keenan Allen	2024	744 rec yds, 7 TD, 70 rec	72
TE	Cole Kmet	2023	719 rec yds, 6 TD, 73 rec	76
TE	Jimmy Graham	2020	456 rec yds, 8 TD, 50 rec	73
DEF	Bears Defense	2020	23.1 points allowed per game (#14 in NFL)	66

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