Caleb Williams’ Bears Status: What the Official Injury Report and Depth Chart Show

The clearest answer is about team status

The Chicago Bears depth chart, dated September 8, 2026, lists Caleb Williams first at quarterback, Tyson Bagent second, and Case Keenum third. That is the team’s published quarterback order. It does not announce that Bagent has replaced Williams.

What the final injury report does—and does not—say

In its September 18, 2026, final injury update, Chicago said no Bears player had an out, doubtful, or questionable designation for the Week 2 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. Williams was not listed with one of those designations.

The defensible conclusion is limited: the official pregame report did not designate Williams as out, doubtful, or questionable for that matchup. It does not establish a diagnosis, provide a complete medical history, or project a later game. Treating “not listed” as proof that no physical issue could exist would go beyond the document.

Why Tyson Bagent’s listing is easy to misread

The depth chart and injury report describe different layers of information. The depth chart shows the team’s published quarterback hierarchy; the final injury report records designated status for one game. Read together, they support Williams as the listed starter and Bagent as the listed backup—not a change at quarterback.

That distinction is the useful takeaway. A backup’s name can matter without signaling that the starter has been removed. For the Vikings matchup, the official material supports a status reading, not a diagnosis or a prediction.

Bottom line

For the specific Week 2 question, the Bears’ official documents place Caleb Williams first, Tyson Bagent second, and show no Bears player with an out, doubtful, or questionable designation on the final report. The evidence supports that narrow statement and stops there. It does not support saying Williams was injured, declaring him completely injury-free, or treating Bagent’s listing as a starting change.