‘Speed’ Chicago Bears rookie making electrifying first impression on coaches
If there is one position group that head coach Ben Johnson has relentlessly prioritized overhauling in his image since arriving last winter as Chicago Bears head coach, it’s at wide receiver.
Despite selecting Rome Odunze with a top-10 pick in 2024, the Bears chose Luther Burden in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This spring, Johnson, general manager Ryan Poles and the Bears not only traded veteran receiver DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills, but rounded back in the draft to select former LSU standout Zavion Thomas in the third round of last month’s 2026 NFL Draft.
It’s early, but Thomas is already making quite an impression on the Bears’ staff this spring.
Zavion Thomas turning heads among Chicago Bears coaching staff
At LSU, Thomas was a dynamo in the return game while contributing quality snaps on offense, and it’s easy to see why.
During the pre-draft process, Thomas ran the 40-yard dash in a blazing 4.28 seconds during the NFL Combine. With rookie minicamp in the rearview mirror, Bears offensive coordinator Press Taylor says that speed is already translating.
“The first thing that leaps off the tape is the speed element that he brings,” Taylor says, via the team’s official website. “Obviously we know he’s a dynamic returner. He’s got a variety of experiences that when you look at his college career—lining up at running back, taking handoffs from the backfield, being out on the edge, playing inside the numbers—you see the speed, you see the complementary aspect of what he could potentially be with our group.”
How Thomas fits into a crowded receiving corps, and target hierarchy from quarterback Caleb Williams that also includes ascending tight end Colston Loveland remains to be seen.
However, after catching 41 passes for 488 yards and four touchdowns last season, if Thomas’ speed is as impactful at the NFL level as it was in college, the Bears’ special teams and return game, specifically, could be about to level up significantly this season.
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