D'Andre Swift

Kyle Monangai was a non-participant in Thursday’s practice due to turf toe, putting his status for Week 5 and potentially beyond in doubt. Monangai is reportedly hoping to play through the injury, though the team continues to monitor his condition.

Monangai capitalized on D’Andre Swift‘s fumbling issues in Week 4, rumbling for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries against the Jets. If Monangai misses time, Swift would project as a strong RB1 given the lion’s share of carries he’d likely receive. Roschon Johnson could also factor into the backfield rotation and is worth adding in deeper leagues as a potential beneficiary of Swift’s recent ball-security struggles. Fantasy managers should keep a close eye on Friday’s practice report to see if Monangai can return to the field ahead of Week 5.

The Bears are turning to Tyson Bagent for their Week 4 matchup against the Jets with Caleb Williams still recovering from a hamstring injury. Bagent was originally slated to start in Week 3 against the Eagles, but after clearing concussion protocol too late in the week, Case Keenum got the nod. Now fully healthy, Bagent is back in the driver’s seat.

This marks Bagent’s first start since his 2023 rookie campaign, where he totaled 859 passing yards with a 65.7% completion percentage and 6.0 yards per attempt. Bagent is certainly on the athletic side, as evidenced by his 123.0 burst score, (89th percentile) however, that athletic profile has translated into minimal production on the ground, averaging just 2.4 attempts per game for his career. Even so, the Bears may choose to lean heavily on their ground game against a Jets defense that just surrendered 131 rushing yards to the Detroit Lions, as the league’s best rushing offense continues to lean on D’Andre Swift.

This offseason, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said he wanted to break the NFL scoring record. On Sunday, his offense scored the 2nd most points in a week 1 game in NFL history, hanging 59 on Carolina. The biggest beneficiary was D’Andre Swift, who had a career game rushing for 124 yards on 18 carries and 3 touchdowns. Usually more of a threat through the air, Swift added 10 yards on his lone reception of the day.

If this offense is going to break the scoring record, they will need to put up 36 points per game. After signing a 3-year, $33.75M contract extension on Friday, followed by an unstoppable Sunday performance, it is clear that Ben Johnson plans on featuring Swift heavily in their pursuit of the NFL record 606 points. For fantasy, we love pass-catching, featured RBs on high-powered offenses, on winning teams and that is exactly who D’Andre Swift is in 2026. ~Nick Del Duca (@TheFFScout_x)

Bears starting running back D’Andre Swift has really turned things around in, and for, Chicago.  He’s coming off a career year of 1,087 yards and 9 TDs.  Swift can continue to showcase his dynamic rushing and pass-catching playmaking abilities for 2nd year HC Ben Johnson, and be a key factor in this high-octane offense that Ben Johnson wants to obliterate NFL records with.

This is all music to the ears for fantasy football gamers heading into Week 1, especially in lieu of Swift’s recent health jump-scare in practice last week.  Swift was quite a value in seasonal-redraft this year due to the presence of second year back Kyle Monangai depressing Swift’s ADP.  But Playerprofiler’s RB15 in seasonal-redraft is healthy, signed, extended, explosive, and ready to help win people fantasy football championships in 2026. ~Jason Diaz

Chicago Tribune’s Sean Hammond reported that Rome Odunze left practice due to an apparent injury to his right leg, not related to the left foot injury he sustained last season. According to Hammond, Odunze “wan’t overly concerned” and even tried to continue practicing, but Bears trainers removed him from the field for precautionary measures.  Shortly after, The Athletic’s Dan Wiederer reported that Odunze “should be all good after leaving today’s practice.”

Meanwhile, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that while D’Andre Swift left practice with “serious discomfort,” he was later revealed to be experiencing a cramp. The NFL season cannot start soon enough.