For a time, Kyle Fuller’s Bears career was marred. He was an afterthought. Having been the player selected right after Aaron Donald, expectations for Fuller as a No. 1 cornerback couldn’t have been higher. The former Virginia Tech standout was no slouch, and he even showed off choice playmaking early during his 2014 rookie season. But barring consistent explosions, he was never going to live up to the gifts, the accolades, and the sheer superstardom of someone like Donald.
Then it all changed in 2017. After missing the previous year due to recovery from a knee injury, Fuller finally came into his own in the final stand of the John Fox era.