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Montez Sweat Chicago Bears · #98

Defensive End · 6' 6", 270 lbs · Stone Mountain, GA · Age 30

Montez Sweat is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 26th overall, 2019. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles, 2 sacks.

Defensive EndDrafted 26th overall8-yr veteran
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Chicago Bears · #98 · Defensive End
Montez Sweat
Season avg7 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Career avg289 tkl · 53 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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2sacks
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Scouting report

Montez Sweat — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Montez Sweat is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 26th overall, 2019. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles, 2 sacks.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Splash
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Montez Sweat stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #564 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
360Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Montez Sweat — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
7 TKL
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Pass rush
2.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Montez Sweat

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4.8
sacks
1.6–8.0
24
tackles
6–43
1
ff
0–2
2
pd
0–4
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 5 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.5
Net vs last season+2.8 sacks
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Montez Sweat career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
201916507220
202016459261
202110245300
202217468020
20238326.5210
202416325.5220
2025175310350
2026 in progress · 4 games472000
Career10428953.014181
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
93off index
97def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (93), defense A+ (97) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 89, pass rush 99, coverage 95.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Montez Sweat

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-09-04

The beginning

Montez Sweat is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, in his 8th NFL season.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 26th overall, 2019 as a Defensive End.

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Montez Sweat is a Chicago Bears defensive end, drafted 26th overall, 2019.

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Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 289 tackles, 53 sacks and 1 interception.

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Most recently he posted 7 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
270 lbs
Draft
26th overall, 2019
Born
Stone Mountain, GA
Age
30
Jersey
#98
Background

Montez Sweat is from Stone Mountain, GA and is 30 years old. He was drafted 26th overall, 2019 and plays defensive end at 6' 6", 270 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 289 tackles, 53 sacks and 1 interceptions. Sweat is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Montez Sweat is a premier edge/interior pass rusher who has generated 53 sacks and 289 tackles across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Pass rush53 career sacks with 14 forced fumbles.
Run defense289 career tackles up front.
Best season10 sacks in 2025.
First-round pedigree26th overall, 2019.
Durability104 career games played.
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FAQ

Montez Sweat — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Montez Sweat, answered.

What position does Montez Sweat play?
Montez Sweat is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears.
When was Montez Sweat drafted?
Montez Sweat was drafted 26th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Montez Sweat played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Montez Sweat's career stats?
He has recorded 289 tackles, 53 sacks and 1 interception.
Montez Sweat career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2019
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk11 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk10 · Shin2024 Wk9 · Shin (Questionable)2024 Wk5 · Ankle2024 Wk4 · Elbow2024 Wk3 · Elbow

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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