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As of late, the Chicago Bears know a thing or two about breakout players.

Slogging through one of the NFL's most extensive rebuilds tends to unearth breakout performers provided those in charge—in this case general manager Ryan Pace—hit needs well in free agency and the draft.

Last year alone, the Bears saw rookie running back Jordan Howard, rookie center Cody Whitehair and rookie Leonard Floyd put on monster seasons. Add in recent breakouts by Akiem Hicks at end and others, and it only seems like a natural progression for the Bears to add more breakout players to the list in 2017.

Given the pace of the roster overhaul, most of the breakouts will once again be new arrivals. This isn't a bad thing, as it's one indicator among many that a rebuild continues to head in the right direction.

Without rookies to circle in red ink yet, here are a few guys on the roster perhaps ready to have breakout years in 2017.