Grady Jarrett holds the RDT · Starter spot in Chicago Bears’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Grady Jarrett played 16 games in 2025 with a 70% snap share.

Grady Jarrett, a 6'1", 294-pound defensive tackle, enters his 12th NFL season and second with the Chicago Bears in 2026. Selected 137th overall in the 2015 draft by Atlanta, Jarrett spent 10 seasons with the Falcons before signing with Chicago on March 11, 2025. Across 166 career regular season games, he has compiled 535 tackles, 38.0 sacks, 78 tackles for loss, and 134 quarterback hits. In 2025 with the Bears, Jarrett appeared in 14 games with four starts, recording 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three passes defended, and eight quarterback hits. He earned Pro Bowl honors twice (2019, 2020) and was named AP Second-Team All-Pro in 2019.

Clemson2011 – 2014

Falcons2015 – 2024

Bears2025 — present

CollegeClemsonDraftRound 5 · No. 137 overall · 2015 · ATLAcquiredAcquired from Atlanta Falcons · drafted thereHometownConyers, GA