Noah Sewell

Career StatsC+

Year	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT
Career		35	72	—	—
2025		13	59	0.0	0
2024		9	4	0.0	0
2023		13

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Above-replacement production at the LB salary tier earns Noah Sewell a B Contract Value Index. His 2025 season produced 59 tackles across 13 games before a torn Achilles ended his year — serviceable depth-linebacker output, but the injury is the defining variable now, not the tackle count. At $1.04M AAV on a four-year rookie deal, Sewell's contract carries minimal dead-cap risk and represents the kind of low-cost depth investment that scales across NFL rosters; the problem isn't the dollars, it's that his on-field profile—zero career sacks, zero interceptions, a C+ performance grade—never established him as someone worth the recovery gamble. At 24 years old and only three seasons into his career, Sewell theoretically sits in a window where developmental growth remains possible, but the Achilles tear lands on top of a tenure already marked by multiple IR stints that prevented him from building any roster security. The Bears' recent linebacker signings and the media consensus around his likely exit make clear the organization is moving forward without him; unless he demonstrates a convincing recovery during the offseason, his path back to an NFL active roster will require a team willing to take a substantial injury-risk flier on a depth piece. The Contract Value Index reflects what this deal should cost in a vacuum—a cheap linebacker slot—but sentiment and the injury cloud make that theoretical value irrelevant to Chicago's actual calculus.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Noah's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

On tape and on the stat sheet, Noah Sewell earns a C+ performance grade among linebacker peers. The 2025 season showed modest production—59 tackles across 13 games—which represents his most substantial counting-stat output to date, but that contribution was cut short when he suffered a torn Achilles that landed him on Injured Reserve and effectively ended his year. His critical weakness is the complete absence of impact plays: across three seasons in Chicago, he has yet to register a single sack or interception, leaving him without the disruptive metrics that elevate linebackers into meaningful defensive roles. The durability issue compounds the problem—multiple IR stints throughout his tenure have prevented him from building the consistent snap-share continuity needed to establish himself as a reliable defender, and at 24 years old heading into his fourth professional season, a serious lower-body injury like an Achilles tear carries a historically grim recovery outlook for edge-setting linebacker prospects. The Bears' recent activity—signing LB Jon Rhattigan in May and showing clear intent to move away from Sewell in their offseason moves—aligns squarely with the media consensus that the organization has already decided to move on rather than wait for a recovery that would be difficult under the best circumstances. Unless Sewell demonstrates a full and convincing rehabilitation over the coming months, his path back to an NFL active roster will require a team willing to invest developmental patience in a depth linebacker with significant injury concerns and no track record of on-field impact.

How Noah Compares at the Position

Noah Sewell ranks 110th of 338 graded linebackers by performance. That slots Noah between Haason Reddick (B-) just ahead and Damone Clark (C+) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Noah Sewell's public standing has collapsed to about as low as it gets for a young linebacker still nominally on an NFL roster, and the narrative surrounding him entering the 2026 offseason reflects that harsh reality. The torn Achilles he suffered during the 2025 season is the defining story — a catastrophic lower-body injury that has historically shortened or ended careers at the linebacker position, and it lands on top of an already troubled tenure marked by multiple stints on Injured Reserve that never allowed him to establish a foothold in Chicago's defensive scheme. His on-field production only compounds the problem, with a D- performance grade that aligns directly with the narrative: in the 2025 season, he posted 59 tackles across 13 games before the injury ended his year, and across three seasons he has yet to record a sack or an interception, leaving him without the statistical ammunition to argue for roster security. The Bears' recent offseason activity — signing linebackers and bolstering their defensive personnel — reads as a clear signal that the organization is moving on rather than waiting for Sewell's recovery, and free agency reporting has made his exit from Chicago look less like a possibility and more like a foregone conclusion. At 24 years old, a fifth-round pick out of the 2023 draft with a minimum-level contract, Sewell's path back to an NFL active roster now depends entirely on a convincing Achilles recovery and a team willing to take a developmental gamble on a depth piece with significant injury red flags — and right now, the media consensus isn't offering him much hope.