Two Chicago Bears landed on CBS Sports’ annual Top 25 Under 25 this week, and both Caleb Williams and Colston Loveland graded out as the No. 2 player at their respective positions. For a young Bears offense that’s supposed to be the engine of this whole thing, cracking a national list like this is a nice bit of validation heading into a pivotal year.
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— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) July 7, 2026Caleb Williams Checks In at No. 7 Overall
Williams landed at No. 7 on the full list, which makes him the second-ranked quarterback under 25, behind only Drake Maye (No. 4) and, notably, ahead of Jayden Daniels (No. 8). Given how much oxygen the Williams-vs.-his-draft-class debate has taken up over the last two years, seeing him slotted as the top signal-caller from the 2024 group not named Maye is worth pausing on.
Tyler Sullivan’s (CBS Sports) write-up leans on the obvious case: Williams broke out in Ben Johnson’s first year, set a franchise record with 3,942 passing yards, and led Chicago to its first NFC North title since 2018 while becoming the first Bears quarterback since Sid Luckman to win a playoff game in his first two seasons.
Caleb Williams (18) runs in the pocket during the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn ImagesThe honest read is that Maye is deservedly ahead of him after an MVP runner-up season with a Super Bowl appearance. That’s not a snub; that’s just where the bar is right now. But No. 7 overall, second among the young QBs, entering Year 2 in the same system? That’s a strong launch point. The fascinating part, as CBS frames it, is how much higher Williams can climb, and that completion percentage (58.1%) is the number he himself has flagged as the thing standing between “good” and “genuinely in the MVP mix.” The ceiling is right there, and Williams plans on reaching it sooner rather than later.
Colston Loveland Lands at No. 25
Loveland, closing out the list at No. 25, is arguably the more telling inclusion, because it’s rare for a second-year tight end to even sniff a list like this. He’s the No. 2 tight end under 25, trailing only Brock Bowers (No. 11), and if you watched the back half of last season, you know that’s no charity placement. Loveland’s rookie year was a slow burn that turned into a bonfire. His 58 catches were the most ever by a Bears rookie tight end, and 47 of them came over his final 10 regular-season games.
Project that stretch across a full year and CBS pegs him at roughly 80 grabs, 1,015 yards, and double-digit touchdowns. Then he kept it going in the playoffs with 12 catches for 193 yards in two games.
Colston Loveland (84) catches a pass and runs for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Nov. 2, 2025.Being mentioned in the same breath as Bowers (already the gold standard for young tight ends) tells you where the ceiling sits. And with Williams leaning on him more and more as the season wore on, the “3rd and Colston” version of this offense feels like it’s just getting started.
A Pivotal Year for Both
The timing matters. Both guys are entering seasons where the expectations have shifted from “look how far they’ve come” to “now go prove it’s sustainable.” Williams is the franchise quarterback with an MVP ceiling and a completion percentage he’s openly trying to raise. Loveland is the ascending star who has to show the late-season surge holds up over a full 17 games. Lists like this are a nice pat on the back, but they also nudge the bar higher, and for a Bears team carrying real playoff expectations in 2026, that’s exactly the kind of pressure you want your young cornerstones shouldering.
One more note for the road: RT Darnell Wright was listed among Sullivan’s “toughest cuts,” so the Bears nearly had a third name here. Not bad for a team that, not so long ago, wasn’t producing many players anyone wanted to rank.
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