With roster cuts looming, here are the Chicago Bears players we believe are locks to make the 53-man roster.

The Bears released Davenport, and also waived former Lions receivers Maurice Alexander and Kaden Davis to establish their initial 53-man roster.

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles is in the thick of it now, crunch time inside the front office as he pushes, with heavy input from coach Ben Johnson, to solidify the roster for the regular season.

Preseason is in the books for the Chicago Bears and now comes the hard part with roster cuts due by Sunday evening. Here's my final projection for what the initial 53-man roster could look like.

With roster cuts in the works, here's a look at where the Chicago Bears sit in the waiver wire priority order.