Cornerback · Chicago Bears

Role Score

Backup

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

CHICHI

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 27 yr
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lb
NFL Experience: 4 years
Birth Date: Apr 5, 1999
College: Duke
Draft: 2022
Draft Pick: —

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 15/17
Total Contract: $5.0M
This Year: $2.6M
Per Game: $153K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+4.0 vs NFL CB63rd percentile

Role−2.4 vs NFL CB42nd percentile

Experience−8.0 vs NFL CB45th percentile

Prime+4.5 vs NFL CB41st percentile

Durability+25.6 vs NFL CB83rd percentile

Continuity+12.7 vs NFL CB64th percentile

Draft Pedigree−28.6 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Contract Fit−6.8 vs NFL CB38th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Josh Blackwell fits · Cornerbacks

CHI cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Josh Blackwell is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Assistant / Nickels: Cannon Matthews

#1Jaylon Johnson859212/178498689474$25M27.46'0"195

#6Kyler GordonReserve/PUP72729/177198559677$13M26.85'11"200

#29Tyrique Stevenson787215/177099859672$4.1M26.36'0"214

#33Jaylon JonesReserve list544514/17466681840—28.95'11"190

#39Josh Blackwell514515/17294287930$2.6M27.55'11"175

#37Dallis FlowersReserve list36455/1740027810$1.1M29.36'1"190

#27Dontae ManningInjured reserve36455/170050960$885K25.05'10"190

#20Clark Phillips III37308/17490459652—24.85'9"183

#37Deantre PrinceFree agent31303/1700509635—26.06'0"185

William WrightFree agent19303/170050960—24.66'0"193

Last season · 2025Defensive Assistant / Nickels: Cannon Matthews

Jaylon Johnson859212/178498689474$25M27.46'0"195

Nick McCloudUnknown677214/17605085890—28.26'1"190

Kyler GordonReserve/PUP72729/177198559677$13M26.85'11"200

Tyrique Stevenson787215/177099859672$4.1M26.36'0"214

Jaylon Jones544514/17466681840—28.95'11"190

Josh Blackwell514515/17294287930$2.6M27.55'11"175

Dallis FlowersPractice squad36455/1740027810$1.1M29.36'1"190

Dontae ManningInjured reserve36455/170050960$885K25.05'10"190

Terell SmithUnknown443513/17410789531$1.2M27.26'0"215

Zah FrazierReserve list3130—00509629—26.06'3"185

C.J. Gardner-Johnson——12/17——————28.85'11"208

Nahshon WrightUnknown——11/17——————28.06'4"199

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