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Bears' best defensive players at the Week 7 bye, per PFF

The Chicago Bears defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 35-16, last Sunday in London. It marked Chicago’s third straight win of the season and extended their home winning streak to nine games.

With the first six games in the books, the Bears are sitting at 4-2 at the bye week. But there are some big games on the docket, including a hotly-anticipated Week 8 matchup against the Washington Commanders and Chicago's entire NFC North slate starting in Week 11.

Pro Football Focus handed out player grades for those who took a snap through the first six games. Here are the top 10 Bears defensive players and what their grades were (minimum 100 snaps).

Best defensive players

  1. S Kevin Byard - 90.0

  2. CB Jaylon Johnson - 81.3

  3. DE Darrell Taylor - 71.7

  4. DT Gervon Dexter Sr. - 68.6

  5. DE DeMarcus Walker - 68.2

  6. CB Kyler Gordon - 68.0

  7. DE Montez Sweat - 67.7

  8. S Jaquan Brisker - 65.3

  9. LB T.J. Edwards - 64.6

  10. DT Andrew Billings - 63.1

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears' best defensive players at the Week 7 bye, per PFF