Chicago Bears

The Bears enter 2026 as one of the more interesting fantasy offenses, with Caleb Williams still carrying the unit’s ceiling and the overall environment looking better than it has in years. Chicago’s latest preview pieces point to a high-volume passing attack, and the team’s current depth chart shows Williams surrounded by a deep group of receivers and tight ends, which gives him a strong chance to return QB1 value if the offense stays healthy and efficient.

The biggest fantasy headline is the receiving room, where the Bears have kept adding speed and versatility around Williams. D.J. Moore remains the safest weekly option, Rome Odunze is still the high-upside breakout bet, and the late-summer additions of Ray-Ray McCloud III and Kalif Raymond give the offense more after-the-catch juice and depth, though neither should be drafted as more than a late flier in most leagues. The Bears also continue to treat the passing game as a priority, which helps Williams and keeps the top two wideouts firmly on the fantasy radar.

At running back, the picture is less exciting and more week-to-week dependent. Chicago’s recent roster churn included waiving Coleman Bennett, and the current backfield setup still looks like a committee rather than a true bell-cow situation, so fantasy managers should be cautious about paying for volume that may not materialize. That makes the passing game the clearer place to invest, while the backfield is more suited for speculative bench picks and waiver-wire streaming than early-round drafting.

The offensive line and injury list matter a lot here too, because the Bears have been hit with several summer availability issues, including T.J. Edwards on the non-football injury list and Kyler Gordon, Noah Sewell, Ozzy Trapilo, and Shemar Turner on PUP, while Darnell Wright’s four-year extension is a reassuring sign for the line’s long-term stability. In fantasy terms, the best Bears approach is straightforward: target Caleb Williams as a confident QB1/QB2 value, prioritize D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze as the main receiving bets, treat Cole Kmet as a viable tight end option in deeper formats, and avoid overcommitting to the running backs unless their roles become clearer in the final preseason stretch.