Who is the best defensive back in Bears history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Charles Tillman (2000s) tops the list at 83.
The ranking
Best Bears defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Charles Tillman
Bears · 2000s83 - 2Eddie Jackson
Bears · 2010s82 - 3Jaylon Johnson
Bears · 2020s80 - 4Mike Brown
Bears · 2000s80 - 5Kyle Fuller
Bears · 2010s80 - 6Gary Fencik
Bears · 1980s78 - 7Dave Duerson
Bears · 1980s78 - 8Donnell Woolford
Bears · 1990s78 - 9Nathan Vasher
Bears · 2000s78 - 10Doug Plank
Bears · 1970s77 - 11Tim Jennings
Bears · 2010s77 - 12Mark Carrier
Bears · 1990s76
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