Three Bears rookies shattered NFL records, becoming the first in the Super Bowl era to achieve a remarkable scrimmage yards milestone.
General Manager Ryan Poles got a lot of production out of the 2025 rookie class that he drafted.
The Chicago Bears took Colston Loveland, Luther Burden, Ozzy Trapilo, Shemar Turner, Ruben Hyppolite, Zah Frazier, Luke Newman and Kyle Monangai.
Loveland, Burden, Trapilo and Monangai all had consistent minutes as starters in their first years with the franchise.
Loveland led the team with 713 receiving yards. Burden wasn't too far behind with 652. Trapilo secured the starting job at left tackle in the Week 12 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Monagai was part of a one-two punch with D'Andre Swift in the backfield.
Poles shared what made each of the rookies stand out in the draft process, revealing that the Bears look for players who have a real love for the game.
Loveland, Burden and Monangai all have that attribute, but also made some NFL history this season. The Bears' rookies all finished with 650 scrimmage yards or more. The team is the first in the Super Bowl era to have three rookies do that in the same season.
Monangai had 947, with Loveland at 711 and Burden at 689.
Loveland was selected 10th overall and seemed to get better with each passing week. He had a massive game in the 31-27 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card, finishing with 137 receiving yards.
Burden was a great addition to the receiving corps and stepped up when his team needed him most. With Rome Odunze out for a significant time due to a foot injury, Burden recorded 324 receiving yards and one touchdown in the games the former first-round pick missed.
Monangai was an absolute steal. He was picked in the seventh round out of Rutgers. He played a big role in the turnaround that the Chicago running game had.
The offense as a whole improved partly thanks to offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. Under Doyle, the Bears were 12th in passing yards (234.8), third in rushing yards (144.8) and ninth in points per game (25.9).
As a result of the offense's success, Doyle has started to receive interest from other teams. One of those teams was the Philadelphia Eagles, who interviewed him for their OC opening after the firing of Kevin Petullo.
However, Doyle turned down the opportunity and withdrew his name from consideration, sticking with the Chicago for the time being.
The rookies made their mark on the Bears in their first year, giving fans a reason to be excited for the near future.