Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai (born June 6, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Kyle Monangai

No. 25 – Chicago Bears
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(2002-06-06) June 6, 2002 (age 23) Roseland, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey)
College:	Rutgers (2020–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 7th round, 233rd pick
Career history
Chicago Bears (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (2024) Second-team All-Big Ten (2023)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Raised in Roseland, New Jersey, Monangai attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange for his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey.^[1] As a senior, he had over 900 rushing yards with 11 touchdowns, and 400 receiving yards with five touchdowns. He committed to Rutgers University to play college football.^[2][3]

College career

Monangai played in five games his first year at Rutgers in 2020 and did not have a carry. He played in 11 games in 2021 and had 236 yards on 62 carries with four touchdowns.^[4] As a sophomore in 2022, he started 11 of 12 games and recorded 445 yards on 109 carries with two touchdowns.^[5] Monangai returned as a starter in 2023.^[6] He became the first Rutgers running back since Jawan Jamison in 2012 to rush for 1,000 yards, finishing the season with 1,262 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns en route to All Big-Ten Second Team honors.^[7][8]

Statistics

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Season	Games		Rushing				Receiving
	GP	GS	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD
2020	5	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0
2021	11	0	62	236	3.8	4	10	68	6.8	0
2022	12	11	109	445	4.1	2	6	31	5.2	0
2023	13	13	242	1,262	5.2	8	8	78	9.8	0
2024	11	11	256	1,279	5.0	13	14	75	5.4	1
Career	52	35	669	3,222	4.8	27	38	252	6.6	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Broad jump
5 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	28+3⁄4 in (0.73 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.60 s	1.54 s	2.70 s	4.32 s	34.5 in (0.88 m)	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10]

Monangai was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 233rd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.^[11]