Why The Bears Are A Make-or-Break Team For Fantasy Football 2025

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It’s been almost two weeks since the NFL Draft, and my head is still spinning from what the Chicago Bears did.

With their investments in TE Colston Loveland in Round 1 and WR Luther Burden in Round 2—and lack of investment at RB (sorry, Kyle Monangai truthers)—they’ve forced fantasy gamers to completely rethink how we value their offense.

If there’s one thing we don’t need to question, it’s that the outlook for Caleb Williams has greatly improved (more on that from Dwain below in his rankings risers/fallers piece). But outside of that, all I have are questions …

Is Burden the new DJ Moore?
Should we be scared about Rome Odunze?
Is D’Andre Swift a locked-and-loaded RB1?
Remember Cole Kmet?
Backup QB Tyson Bagent’s dad is an arm wrestling world champion.

OK, that last one isn’t a question, I just wanted to make sure you didn’t forget.

For what it’s worth, I’ve been approaching Moore and Odunze with extreme caution in drafts as their price (rightfully) continues to drop.

The Burden pick feels like a shot across Moore’s bow after his effort was called into question last year and there’s legit bust risk with Odunze after he failed to eclipse more than a 17% target share.

The dust in Chicago is far from settled—could the Bears sign a guy like J.K. Dobbins?—so this is a situation we’ll be monitoring closely.

Be sure to check out Dwain’s piece below for more thoughts on this tricky offense, as well as a handful of other upgrades and downgrades across the fantasy landscape.

WHERE BEARS PLAYERS RANK FOR 2025

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Risers, Fallers, and a Rookie Who Hit The Jackpot

The NFL Draft is done. The first round of 2025 player projections is too. Step 3? Updating fantasy football rankings, and Dwain McFarland just checked that box off, too.

There was a lot of post-draft movement, and we wouldn’t expect you to sift through the rankings to figure out who moved the most, so Dwain did it for you …

📈 Caleb Williams: Two new playmakers added during the NFL Draft surround Williams with even more reasons why we should expect a Year 2 leap.

📈 RJ Harvey: The UCF running back hit the jackpot in terms of landing spots, as the Broncos picked him in Round 2, more than a full round ahead of most mock drafts.

📉 Najee Harris: Already on shaky ground with a one-year deal, Harris welcomes Round 1 RB Omarion Hampton to the backfield in Los Angeles.

Who else is rising and falling? Let’s dive in. ⬇️

IS THIS CHIEFS RB A STEAL IN DRAFTS?

Best Ball ADP Check

We’re one week into the post-2025 NFL Draft best ball contests. Best Ball Mania VI drafts are firing on all cylinders, and Underdog has an array of contests open for the 2025 season.

After one week of drafts, let’s check on some individual ADPs that stand out as much, much different from what we remember last summer.

MORE UNDERDOG ADPs TO WATCH

Eight Days Away From More 2025 Clarity

We don’t need to wait for the NFL gods to tell us which matchups are going to be prime time games. We already know each team’s future opponents, and that’s more than enough. Cooterdoodle has analyzed every single outcome and determined the most anticipated matchups (to ever be “TBD”) of the year!

Lock in. Here are the top five 2025 games we’d like to see ahead of the NFL’s schedule release next week:

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PHI vs GB: Tush Push Payback
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NO vs CHI: Dennis Allen’s Worst Nightmare
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Around the Watercooler

The latest fantasy nuggets, silliness, and NFL gossip from our merry band of football nerds.

🤔 It’s never too early to dream. How would you feel about this Arch Manning landing spot?

🔮 Looking into the future on WR workloads.

🤯 You won’t believe it…ARich completed a pass.

💀 Fool me once, shame on you…fool me four times?

🚀 Want to get hyped on the Vikings? This clip will do it.

⚡️ A QB with electric dual-threat ability … don’t discount him in rookie drafts.

👀 ICYMI: Reviewing what every NFC team did with the Undrafted Free Agent pool.