Chicago Bears Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet For 2026: Caleb Williams, Luther Burden and More

After an electric Year 1 under HC Ben Johnson, the Bears come into the 2026 fantasy football season as one of the buzziest teams in the league with expectations through the roof.Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland bring you everything you need to know about the Bears for fantasy football with their 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.

Chicago Bears Team Snapshot For 2026

2025 Record/Rank in PPG: 11-6/29.9 (9)
2026 Proj TDs per game: 2.4 (rank: 15)
Head Coach: Ben Johnson
Offensive Playcaller: Johnson (OC Press Taylor)
Projected Plays Per Game: 63 (rank: 2)
Projected Dropback Rate: 59% (rank: 20)
Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 9.2
Offensive Line Grades: B
Key Departures: DJ Moore
Key Additions: Kalif Raymond, Sam Roush, Zavion Thomas

Bears Depth Chart and Fantasy Football Rankings

QB: Caleb Williams (QB7)
RB: D’Andre Swift (RB25) | Kyle Monangai (RB33)
WR: Rome Odunze (WR29) | Luther Burden (WR18) | Kalif Raymond (WR128)
TE: Colston Loveland (TE3) | Cole Kmet (TE45)

Fantasy Football Team Overview For The 2026 Chicago Bears

Caleb Williams went from one of the league's single-worst QBs in pressure-to-sack rate as a rookie (28.2%, 43rd) to one of the very best in 2025 (10.8%, 3rd). The 24-year-old talent still has some work to do in making the easy actually easy, but his Rolodex of off-script magic is up there with anyone. A true breakout in Year 2 with Ben Johnson shouldn't surprise anyone.

The Bears deployed a boom (Kyle Monangai) and zoom (D'Andre Swift) committee down the stretch of 2025. Swift led the way in touches (139 vs. 110) and PPR points per game (13 vs. 9.2) in Weeks 10-18, but Monangai was still plenty involved and proved capable of handling a legit workhorse role (29 touches, 198 yards) in his lone start of the season. This one-two punch was reminiscent of Johnson's previous backfield tandems in Detroit and should be expected to continue in 2026.

No DJ Moore *should* consolidate targets more cleanly between Rome Odunze and Luther Burden. The former looked to be on the verge of a Year 2 breakout with 5 scores in his first four games of the season, but a foot injury slowed Odunze down the stretch. Meanwhile, Burden didn't earn a full-time role until late November, but the man was electric with his opportunities: No rookie WR has averaged more yards per route run than Burden (2.71) during the last decade of action! Of course, the real No. 1 pass-game option in this offense might just be the team's stud tight end.

Colston Loveland posted top-5 marks at the position in targets (23.4%, 5th) and yards (1.98, 5th) per route run as a rookie (including playoffs). Overall TE3 treatment in fantasy land is warranted as the odds-on favorite to lead this ascending offense in targets.

Chicago Bears Utilization Notes For 2026

Colston Loveland didn't take over full-time TE duties until Week 16, but he exploded from there—posting a 99 Utilization Score, 16.8 PPG and a 29% target share over five games through the Divisional Round. His 1.98 yards per route run ranks third among rookie TEs since 2011, trailing only Brock Bowers and Kyle Pitts. Loveland offers a rare blend of target-earning and field-stretching prowess (10.0 aDOT) that can unlock massive touchdown production. Paired with Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams, he offers top-3 upside. Loveland goes almost two rounds after Bowers and Trey McBride in drafts. Yes, please.

Players Mentioned in this Article

CalebWilliams
QBCHI
PPG
18.3
Proj
297.5
D'AndreSwift
RBCHI
PPG
13.1
Proj
169.0
LutherBurden
WRCHI
PPG
6.7
Proj
185.7
ColstonLoveland
TECHI
PPG
9.0
Proj
173.7

Published May 7, 2026, 6:45 ET