The Chicago Bears began their second day of NFL Draft shenanigans by selecting Iowa center Logan Jones. A first-team All-American in 2025, the Rimington Trophy winner has ample starting experience and is lined up to be the long-term option at center. Let’s get to know the newest offensive lineman on Chicago’s roster by learning about their past and where they project to go in the future.
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LOGAN JONES (ROUND 2, PICK 57)
Position: Center College: Iowa (2020-25) Measurables: 6’2 7/8″, 299 pounds, 30 3/4″ arms, 9 1/2″ hands Accomplishments: All-American (1st team, 2025), Rimington Trophy (2025), All-Big Ten (1st team, 2025; 2nd team, 2024; 3rd team, 2023) Iowa C Logan Jones. © Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORKAn early run on second-round defensive linemen put the Bears in a pickle when they went on the clock with pick No. 57 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Edge rushers such as T.J. Parker, R Mason Thomas, Cashius Howell, Zion Young, Derrick Moore, and Gabe Jacas were off the board. As were defensive tackles Kayden McDonald, Lee Hunter, and Christen Miller. But instead of panic picking a player at a position of need, Chicago’s front office decided to pluck Logan Jones out of Iowa and put him in line to be the team’s long-term center replacement for Drew Dalman.
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Logan Jones was one of the most highly decorated center prospects in this class. A Rimington Trophy (given out to college football’s best center) winner in 2025 who also earned all-conference honors in each of the last three years on campus, Jones has a strong reputation for his skills in a zone-blocking scheme, football IQ, and leadership qualities. After taking the torch from Tyler Linderbaum, running with it, and making a name for himself at Iowa, Jones is in line to be a fixture at the center position for a Bears team that hasn’t had much stability at the position since Olin Kreutz left the scene.
HIGHLIGHTS
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, NFL PLAYER COMP
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STRENGTHS
Linchpin for Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line in 2025. Good initial quickness with repeatable footwork on each snap. Hits zone-blocking landmarks to take the lead in first phase. Hand placement and leverage come straight from teaching tape. Diligent in executing his first block before climbing on combos. Races feet through down blocks to help uproot the opposition. Protection punch is direct and lands with adequate pop. Identifies second-level blitzers and reacts quickly to catch them.WEAKNESSES
Below-average physical traits and will turn 25 in October of his rookie year. Short arms limit ability to seal and sustain in tight spaces. Can be lifted and controlled by a stout nose tackle with quick hands. Struggles to dig deep with his rush anchor. Lack of length limits recovery range from gap to gap.From NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein:
Undersized but highly experienced with NFL-ready technique. Jones has a dense frame and short limbs. He has impressive initial quickness and stays firm inside the framework with his hands while his feet rarely stop pressing forward. Long nose tackles with quick hands are his kryptonite at the point of attack. Iowa’s scheme limited his true pass-set count, so proving he can anchor and play with gap range will be essential. He’s operational in gap schemes but better in zone, where his athleticism mitigates his lack of length. Jones’ age, traits and center-only value could limit his suitor count, but he has the polish to help early with the right fit.
While the Logan Jones pick seemingly came out of left field, there is a part of me that thinks we should have seen this coming. Jones checks a lot of boxes after a college career that saw him make 51 starts at center, bring home a ton of hardware, and set a tone in the middle of Iowa’s offensive line despite not having the traditional measures that coaches and scouts traditionally desire from offensive linemen.
Again, this shouldn’t surprise us because this is what Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson had to say when asked about the importance of an offensive line prospect’s arm length:
Here’s what I say: I love watching the tape without knowing anything. To me, that’s the most important indicator of whether the guy can play football or not. And as you’re watching tape, if concerns arise about getting long arms on the perimeter because it really shows up more for tackles that you have these long-armed edge rushers that are sticking on out and they can’t anchor and it becomes a consistent problem, then yeah, I’ll look at arm length and see if it fact checks or not. But really, the tape, to me, is more important than the measurables.
Sure, size matters. But so does the tape. And the Logan Jones tape looks good.
RELATIVE ATHLETIC SCORE
Relative Athletic Score grades player measurements on a 0-10 scale and compares them to their contemporaries. It is a unique way to provide some of these prospects with additional depth and perspective.
Logan Jones was drafted in round 2 with pick 57 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.63 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 28 out of 735 OC from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat…[image or embed]
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Logan Jones is an experienced center prospect who could slide into the starting lineup in Week 1 if things go his way. If not, then expect him to start in the middle in Year 2. After all, drafting a center with your second-round pick when more pressing needs could have been addressed with the selection serves as a loud declaration that Garrett Bradbury is here on a one-year stopgap deal.
Logan Jones. © Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORKEven though the Bears had obvious needs along the defensive line, the team used their first of three Day 2 picks on center Logan Jones. The University of Iowa product projects to be Chicago’s long-term center option. He isn’t the perfect center prospect, but his strengths and starting experience in the Big Ten for a school that churns out quality offensive linemen like it’s nobody’s business have positioned him to be a contributor sooner rather than later.
Again, I am aware that Garrett Bradbury is on this roster. And the veteran center sits atop the depth chart for now. But if Logan Jones proves to the coaches that he is the best option to start, then history suggests the Bears will have no problem giving the rookie a chance to start in Week 1.
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