Chicago Bears
NFC North
Keenan Allen is the WR2 for the Bears, behind DJ Moore. At #34 in our WR rankings, he will be startable as a WR3 or Flex most weeks. He's projected for 908 yards and 5.4 TDs on 82.2 receptions, for 37.0% of the workload for Bears WRs. The Bears have the 2nd-best schedule for wide receivers. It would be a bit of a reach if you drafted Allen at his ADP of 52 since his ECR is 72. Consider drafting Tee Higgins (ADP 61, ECR 42) or Tank Dell (ADP 65, ECR 48) instead.
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Khalil Herbert is a fair value at his ADP of 179 as the consensus #148 overall player. With a projection of 7.0 carries and 1.1 catches per game, Herbert won't be a reliable source of fantasy points. He's trailing D'Andre Swift on the running back chart for Chicago. Chicago has the 10th-worst running back schedule.
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As the QB13, Caleb Williams is a reasonable starter, but not one worth spending an early draft pick on. Williams is expected to earn 21% of his projected 279 fantasy points by rushing. That's a substantial portion of his fantasy value, and could give him a more stable floor than similarly-ranked QBs. With a projection of 15.1 interceptions compared to 25.5 passing touchdowns, he is not the safest QB to run out each week.
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D'andre Swift is worth drafting at his ADP of 67 as the consensus #74 overall player. With 11.9 projected rushes and 2.4 projected catches per games, Swift has an uninspiring but still valuable workload. He's ahead of both Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson on the depth chart in Chicago. Chicago has the 10th-worst running back schedule.
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Roschon Johnson is correctly valued at his ADP of 163 as the consensus #157 overall player. Projected to touch the ball 6.6 times per game (5.0 rushes and 1.6 receptions), Johnson won't be a reliable source of fantasy points. He trails both D'Andre Swift and Khalil Herbert on the Bears' depth chart. Chicago has the 10th-worst running back schedule.
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As the consensus #26 overall player, DJ Moore is a reasonable pick at his ADP of 29. Moore is the WR1 on the Bears, ahead of Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze. At #15 in our WR rankings, you'll be able to depend on him each week. Moore is projected for 1,081 yards and 7.9 TDs on 77.6 receptions, for 34.9% of the total for WRs on the Bears. Chicago has the 2nd-best wide receiver schedule.
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Rome Odunze is the #3 wide receiver on the Bears, trailing DJ Moore and Keenan Allen. As the consensus #43 WR, he will be serviceable most weeks. He is projected to catch 57.8 receptions for 804 yards and 5.3 TDs, which is 26.0% of the total for Bears WRs. The Bears have the 2nd-best wide receiver schedule. The market has Odunze correctly valued at an ADP of 105, compared to an overall ECR of 100.
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Tyler Scott is the WR4 on the Bears. As the consensus #110 WR, he's not a real fantasy asset. He's projected for 55 yards and 0.4 TDs on 4.7 receptions, which is 2.1% of the workload for WRs on the Bears. Chicago has the 2nd-best wide receiver schedule.
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Cole Kmet is projected for a respectable 616 yards and 5.5 TDs on 63.9 receptions. As the consensus #16, Kmet is not the worst you can do at tight end. Kmet is a fair value at his ADP of 126 as the consensus #125 overall player. Chicago has the 11th-worst schedule for TEs.
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Gerald Everett is projected for only 303 yards and 2.7 TDs on 33.3 receptions. As our #33 TE, Everett is not worth drafting. Cole Kmet is the starting tight end in Chicago, which will imit Everett's value.
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As the QB16, Justin Fields is a reasonable choice for a late-round quarterback strategy. Fields is projected to earn 81.3 of his 270 fantasy points by rushing. That represents a significant rushing floor that makes it a little easier to feel confident starting him week-over-week. Projected for a 1.3 touchdown-to-interception ratio, Fields has the ability to ruin a fantasy week with multiple picks in a game.
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St. Brown is not a focus of the the Bears' offense as their WR4. At #124 in our WR rankings, he's not a real fantasy asset. St. Brown is projected for 197 yards and 0.9 TDs on 13.4 receptions, which is 7.2% of the workload for WRs on the Bears. The Bears have the 12th-worst schedule for wide receivers.
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Dante Pettis is the WR7 on the Bears. At #164 in our WR rankings, he's not a real fantasy asset. He's projected for 39 yards and 0.2 TDs on 2.9 receptions, which is 1.6% of the workload for Bears WRs. Chicago has the 12th-worst schedule for wide receivers.
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Pringle is the #2 wide receiver on the Bears, behind Darnell Mooney. Ranked #91 in our consensus wide receiver rankings, he's only relevant in deep leagues. He's projected to catch 34.8 receptions for 447 yards and 2.5 TDs, which is 18.5% of the total for WRs on the Bears. Chicago has the 12th-worst schedule for WRs.
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At rank 71 among tight ends, you can do better than drafting James O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy is projected for 246 yards and 1.2 TDs on 22.4 receptions. O'Shaughnessy is not Justin Fields's first or even second choice at tight end, with Cole Kmet and Ryan Griffin on the roster.
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As the consensus TE57, Ryan Griffin is not fantasy-relevant. Griffin is projected to catch 15.5 receptions for 157 yards and 1.2 touchdowns. Cole Kmet is the starting tight end in Chicago, which will imit Griffin's value.
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Jones is the third best WR on the Bears, trailing Darnell Mooney and Byron Pringle. At #102 in our WR rankings, he's not worth a draft pick in most leagues. He's projected for 385 yards and 2.2 TDs on 29.9 receptions, which is 15.9% of the total for WRs on the Bears. The Bears have the 12th-worst wide receiver schedule.
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Newsome is the WR6 on the Bears. At #164 in our WR rankings, he's only relevant in deep leagues. Newsome is projected for 84 yards and 0.5 TDs on 6.4 receptions, which is 3.4% of the total for Bears WRs. The Bears have the 12th-worst wide receiver schedule.
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Sharpe is the WR6 on the Bears. As the consensus #165 WR, he's not a real fantasy asset. He's projected for 92 yards and 0.6 TDs on 7.7 receptions, for 4.4% of the workload for WRs on the Bears. Chicago has the 12th-worst schedule for wide receivers.
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With 0.6 projected rushes and 0.4 projected catches per games, Trestan Ebner is irrelevant in fantasy. He has some competition on the Bears' depth chart, where he trails both David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert.
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