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CHI · LDE · #98

Montez Sweat

No. 3 on the depth chartSuspension

As of Oct 13, 4:16 PM ET

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Is Montez Sweat starting?

Montez Sweat is listed No. 3 at LDE on the Chicago Bears depth chart. Austin Booker is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Suspension.

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Montez Sweat this week

The Chicago Bears play next in Week 6, on the road against the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Montez Sweat is listed No. 3 at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Chicago Bears, Austin Booker and Daniel Hardy sit ahead of him.

Montez Sweat's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 7-31 at GB (Oct 11); W 23-12 vs NYJ (Oct 4); W 27-7 vs PHI (Sep 28).

Montez Sweat wears No. 98, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 6", 270 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Mississippi State.

Is Montez Sweat playing this week?

Montez Sweat is listed Suspension (The NFL announced Tuesday that Sweat has been suspended two games without pay for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 13, ESPN).

CHI LDE Depth

1Austin BookerStarter
2Daniel Hardy
3Montez Sweat

Chicago Bears Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
6' 6"
Weight
270
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026CHI522200
    2025CHI1731131005
    2024CHI151295.502
    2023CHI17321112.504
    2022WAS162413802
    2021WAS10123500
    2020WAS162711916
    2019WAS16298702
    Career8 yrs1121697059121

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    2
    -1.4/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    112
    Tackles
    169

    #19 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Montez Sweat is rated 90 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 16th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 92% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    89th percentile
    Beats 89% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,083 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 26 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11L@ GBTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Oct 4Wvs NYJTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-12

    Sep 28Wvs PHITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 27-7

    Sep 20Lvs MINTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-9

    Sep 13W@ CARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 59-37

    Montez Sweat's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Montez Sweat plays 69% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share69%

    College

    Mississippi State

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