Kyle Monangai

PRO CAREER: Enters his second season with the Bears in 2026...Has played in 17 games (one start) totaling 783 rushing yards on 169 attempts with five rushing touchdowns and 164 receiving yards on 18 receptions...Drafted by the Bears in the seventh-round (233rd overall) in the 2025 NFL Draft.

2025 SEASON (BEARS): Appeared in 17 games with one start, recording 169 carries for 783 yards (4.6 avg.) and five touchdowns along with 18 receptions for 164 yards (9.1 avg.)...In Week 9 at the Bengals, rushed for 176 yards on 26 carries (6.8 avg.), the second-most rushing yards by a rookie in a single game in Bears history...Had 48 yards and a touchdown on 12 rushes in Week 12 against the Steelers, logging his third-straight home game with a rushing TD, becoming the first Bears rookie to achieve that feat since Pro Football HOF RB Walter Payton in 1975 (four-straight games)...In Week 13 at the Eagles, amassed 130 yards on 22 rushes (5.9 avg.) and one rushing score while being part of the first Bears duo to each reach 100 rushing yards in the same game since 1985 (W10; Payton, 107, and Suhey, 102)...Played in both postseason games rushing for 63 yards on 21 attempts.

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04/26/2025: Drafted by the Bears in the seventh-round of the 2025 NFL Draft (No. 233 overall)

COLLEGE: Spent five seasons at Rutgers (2020-24)…A team captain in his final two seasons, played in 52 games with 35 starts....A two-time All-Big Ten selection, including a First-Team nod in 2024...Rushed for 3,221 yards ranking second in program history in rushing yards...Is one of three Scarlet Knights to reach 3,000 yards...Rushed for 1,279 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2024, after leading the Big-Ten with 1,262 rushing yards in 2023.

PERSONAL: Prepped at Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)...Rushed for over 900 yards and 11 touchdowns, adding 400 more yards receiving and another five scores as a senior, earning First-Team All-Bergen County honors...Led the Ironmen to the final round of the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 Tournament.