Bears roster 2020: Upgrades, downgrades, or level moves for each defensive and special teams unit

We surveyed every unit on the Bears D/ST to decide if they project to be better or worse in 2020, or if we can expect more of the same.

Inside Linebackers

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Gained:

  • ILB Keandre Jones (rookie)
  • ILB Rashad Smith (rookie)

Lost:

  • ILB Nick Kwiatkoski
  • ILB Kevin Pierre-Louis

If there’s one unit of defense that’s most concerning, it’s the inside linebackers. Not starters Roquan Smith and Danny Trevathan, who btoh return from injury. Rather it’s the depth behind those guys that is most troubling. Aside from Joel Iyiegbuniwe, there isn’t a reserve inside linebacker that has game experience. And given injuries to both Trevathan and Smith last season, the lack of depth behind them is concerning to say the least.

The verdict: Downgrade

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