How are the Bears wide Receivers holding up?

Last season the Chicago Bears brought in two veteran receivers in Brandon Lloyd and Marty Booker. Both of them didn’t contribute much and factor in much. So this off-season the Bears decided to not bring in any veteran receivers who would be mediocre and decided to turn to their youth. They didn’t want any veteran’s taking away from playing time from young players who may be better. So the Bears went into the season with several wide receivers in the mix. The six wide receivers listed on the Bears roster are: Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, Earl Bennett, Rashied Davis, Juaquin Iglesias, and Devin Aromashodu.

The three main receivers are Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, and Earl Bennett. Devin Hester has 28 catches for 373 yards. That is an average of 13.3 yeards per catch. The rookie Johnny Knox has made an impact fast. He has 21 catches for 266 yards. That is an average of 12.7 per catch. Earl Bennett the rookie has caught 23 catches for 305 yards. His average is 13.3 yards per catch.

The other three wide receivers have barley played. Rashied Davis has lined up in limited action this season as a wide reviver. He has played more on special teams. As a wide reviver he caught two passes for 16 total yards. The rookie Juaquin Iglesias has caught no passes. Journeyman Devin Aromashodu has also caught no passes.

This is not taking into account the Tight ends and the running back Forte catching passes. This is focusing on the wide receivers. The nucleus of Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, and Earl Bennett have done well.

I wish we would see more of Devin Aromashodu though. He was injured to start the season so he wasn’t given a chance. Devin Aromashodu was supposed to be ahead of Jonny Knox of the depth chart before his injury. He missed a few weeks, but has been back for a while. Now there is no playing time for him. I saw Devin Aromashodu at training camp and he looked good. He is tall at 6-2, fast, and seemed to have very good hands making some hard catches on the day I went. He has been on a few teams now for a reason, but I think if he was given a few throws his ways, he would wow Chicago fans. For now it is up to Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, and Earl Bennett to carry the load though.