The Bears return both of their top running backs — D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson — for the 2025 season, but a deep draft class at the position could tempt them into taking one of the top available rushers after finishing with the eighth-worst rushing offense (102 yards per game) in the league last season.

Former Boise State star and 2024 Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty, projected to be the first running back selected in this year's NFL draft, will forgo drills and workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine this week,

Two Boise State players will be in attendance for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, which begins Thursday and concludes Sunday in Indianapolis. Running back Ashton Jeanty and defensive lineman Ahmed Hassanein were among the 329 prospects to earn invitations to the combine.