The 2025 Bears won the NFC North, had more than a few fun Caleb Williams-fueled late-game comeback moments, and managed to eat their first playoff W since 2010. Not too shabby for a squad that finished dead last in the division in each of its three seasons under HC Matt Eberflus.

Fantasy Football Team Preview for the Chicago Bears

Fast forward to present day, and this (again) looks like a team capable of competing with pretty much anyone on any given Sunday. Primary concerns revolve around the pretty major turnover in the secondary and how their young wide receivers will step up after the front office decided to trade DJ Moore to Buffalo, but that could all wind up being "whatever" if Year 2 of the Ben Johnson-Caleb Williams partnership truly manages to flourish.

What follows is a fantasy-focused team preview of the Chicago Bears ahead of the 2026 season. Make sure to check out Fantasy Life's rankings hub for updated player ranks all year long.

As always: It's a great day to be great.

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Is Caleb Williams poised to erupt in year three?

• QB1: Caleb Williams (QB7)
• QB2: Tyson Bagent

Yes, Caleb Williams completed just 58.1% of his passes in 2025 (32nd among 33 qualified QBs). Also yes …

• Williams made a habit of testing defenses downfield, posting the position's ninth-highest average target depth (8.9 yards) and ranking 10th in percentage of passes thrown 20+ yards downfield (12.9%).
• The rising third-year QB didn't always get a ton of help from his friends: Only the Broncos (37) and Jaguars (39) dropped more passes than Da Bears (29) in 2025. Their overall drop rate (5.6%) was the fourth-worst mark in the league.
• Williams also led the NFL with 42 throwaways. Not necessarily a good thing, but it does make sense when you consider the reality that Williams avoided an NFL-high 22 sacks and had the league's second-longest average time to throw (3.1 seconds).

Williams is making the leap in Year 3

Are both Bears running backs quality picks at ADP?

• RB1: D'Andre Swift (RB24)
• RB2: Kyle Monangai (RB33)
• RB3: Roschon Johnson

We'll start off with Swift, who has largely done nothing other than smash preseason ADP during his six-year career.

• 2020 (Lions): RB28 ADP, RB15 finish in PPR points per game
• 2021 (Lions): RB20 ADP, RB9 finish
• 2022 (Lions): RB9 ADP, RB15 finish
• 2023 (Eagles): RB31 ADP, RB24 finish
• 2024 (Bears): RB18 ADP, RB21 finish
• 2025 (Bears): RB21 ADP, RB17 finish

Bears RBs could outperform draft slot

Can this passing game enable multiple high-end fantasy receivers?

• WR1: Luther Burden (WR18)
• WR2: Rome Odunze (WR30)
• WR3: Kalif Raymond
• WR4: Zavion Thomas

Burden's rookie season didn't exactly produce consistent fireworks. Sure, his 8-138-1 explosion against the 49ers in the fantasy championship was awesome, but it's tough to call 751 total yards and 2 touchdowns in 17 games (including playoffs) an overly special campaign.

Burden and Odunze are prime fantasy targets

Is Colston Loveland poised to compete for an overall TE1 finish?

• TE1: Colston Loveland (TE3)
• TE2: Cole Kmet
• TE3: Sam Roush

Colston Loveland's rookie campaign might have started slow, but man, oh man, did the Michigan product get going down the stretch:

• Week 17: 6 receptions-94 yards-1 TD (10 targets)
• Week 18: 10-91-1 (13)
• Wild Card: 8-137-0 (15)
• Divisional Round: 4-56-0 (10)

Loveland has a shot to be top gun among TEs

Win total prediction: The Bears' 9.5 win total comes one season after Ben Johnson's squad went 11-6, although their "expected" win-loss record of 9.1-7.9 (based on points scored and allowed) reflects the reality that there was some potential luck going on in one-score games (8-5). And yet, this offense proved capable of competing with anyone down the stretch of last season, and there's reason to believe the defense could further improve in Year 2 of Dennis Allen's scheme—especially after adding ex-Seahawks S Coby Bryant, ex-Browns LB Devin Bush, and first-round S Dillon Thieneman to the picture. Give me OVER 9.5 wins despite the loaded nature of this division.

Bold fantasy call: Last year, it was Jaxon Smith-Njigba who broke out in a major way in Year 3. This year it will be Rome Odunze, although maybe not to QUITE the same extent. Give me a legit WR1, top-12 finish in PPR points per game for the Washington product.

Last season predictions: Under 8.5 wins (whoops), and D'Andre Swift to post a top-15 finish in PPR points per game (on the dot with a minimum 10 games qualifier–hell yeah, brother).

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