Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up
Odds by

    Monangai shreds Jets for 150 yards

    Link copied to clipboard!

    CHI Running Back #25
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Kyle Monangai had 30 rushes for 146 yards in the Bears’ Week 4 win against the Jets, adding one catch for four yards.

    Monangai played his usual role behind D’Andre Swift until Swift lost a fumble in the second half. Monangai then took over the Chicago backfield and gouged New York’s front seven time and again. The Bears, with Tyson Bagent under center, were massively run heavy, logging 49 rushing attempts on the day to 34 pass attempts. While we’re not sure if Swift was benched for the fumble or if he was struggling through his lingering knee issue, Monangai’s Week 4 performance could net him more opportunity in Week 5 and beyond. Swift’s practice status should be closely monitored throughout the week.
Florio: Lamar ‘week-to-week’ with ankle injury
Mike Florio discusses Lamar Jackson’s ankle injury, saying he is being told the Ravens quarterback’s injury could be week-to-week.

Related Player News

  • CHI Running Back #4
    Personalize your Rotoworld feed by favoriting players
    Swift was playing his usual lead back role in the run-first Chicago offense when he lost a fumble in the second half and did not return to action, ceding the backfield to Kyle Monangai, who ended the game with 30 rushes for 146 yards. Swift, who has been struggling with a knee injury, was stuffed twice at the goal line in the first half. It was looking like a big day against a gettable New York run defense. If Swift misses time, Monangai would be a must-play option in all formats. The Bears take on the Packers in Week 5.
  • CHI Running Back #4
    Swift sat out on Thursday with a knee issue, but he resumed practicing on Friday. Fantasy managers should expect him to handle his normal, featured role. The Bears’ starting running back has totaled at least 19 carries and targets combined in each game this season. He is a bankable, high-end RB2.
  • CHI Running Back #4
    Swift popped up as a DNP on Thursday’s injury report, but Johnson said his RB1 will practice on Friday. We’ll see where things go from here, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Swift drew a questionable designation entering the weekend. Swift has rushed 54 times for 253 yards and three touchdowns this season while also catching eight passes for 68 scoreless yards. If he is unable to play in Week 4, Kyle Monangai would be firmly on the fantasy radar as a strong RB2.
  • CHI Running Back #4
    Swift was added to the injury report on Thursday in a stunning mid-week downgrade straight to DNP. The 27-year-old running back has been listed with the knee ailment earlier in the year; it’s possible this is just a rest day. If he were sidelined, Kyle Monangai would get a huge boost and be a plausible RB2 against the Jets. This will be one we’ll have eyes on Friday.
  • CHI Running Back #25
    Monangai has exactly 10 carries in all three games to start the 2026 season, which pales in comparison to lead back D’Andre Swift, the latter of whom has seen 19 or more opportunities in each game. The lack of volume relegates Monangai to handcuff status in fantasy circles for the time being, at least until bye weeks begin in Week 5. He’ll be a difficult start in Week 4 against the Jets.
  • CHI Running Back #4
    Swift was unable to churn out consistent gains before the break but came alive with the team nursing a second half lead, gaining 53 of his 84 yards on five second half possessions. It was also the third straight game in which Swift handled 19 or more opportunities, something he did only seven times in all of 2025, cementing his status as a volume-driven, back-end RB1 in fantasy circles. He’ll remain a weekly start when the Bears host the Jets in Week 4.
  • CHI Running Back #25
    It doesn’t seem like there’s much concern that he’ll miss Monday Night’s game against the Eagles after skipping the first practice of the week for the team on Thursday. Monangai took two limited sessions with a different ailment (hamstring) last week and should be in line for RB2 duties behind D’Andre Swift in what could be a more limited Bears running game with Case Keenum under center.
  • CHI Running Back #25
    Monangai dealt with a knee injury in August that sidelined him for multiple weeks. He logged 12 touches in Week 1, then managed a hamstring injury last week before handling another 12 touches in Week 2. The robust running back will likely be good to go for the Bears’ Week 3 Monday Night Football game against the Eagles, but Monangai’s practice status is worth tracking.
  • CHI Running Back #25
    Monangai actually lead the Bears in rushing in adverse weather conditions at Soldier Field, though D’Andre Swift led in receiving. Monangai’s most notable play might have actually come via Swift, who lost a fumble at the one-yard line. Perhaps that will have coach Ben Johnson extra committed to getting Monangai his most important short-yardage looks. With Caleb Williams looking doubtful for Week 3 against the Eagles with a hamstring injury, we could see an even bigger dose of the Bears’ backfield than usual. Monangai remains a safe, if low-upside, RB3/FLEX.
  • CHI Running Back #4
    Swift also lost a game-changing fumble at the Vikings’ one-yard line in the third quarter. It would have been the only touchdown of a wet, windy game had he gotten in the end zone. Instead, the Bears mustered all of three points as Caleb Williams departed in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury. Swift was also actually out-gained by Kyle Monangai on the ground, but he somehow led the team in receiving. It was just a no good, messed up day for the Bears’ offense after their 59-point Week 1 outburst. Swift would be a shakier RB2 for Week 3 against the Eagles were Williams to sit, which is probably likely for at least one game.

Rotoworld

  • Personalize your Rotoworld feed by favoriting players
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Michael Mayer caught 8-of-10 targets for 82 yards in the Raiders’ Week 4 loss to the Chiefs.

    Mayer’s 10 targets were just one fewer than what Brock Bowers (11) saw on the day. Mayer made the most of his opportunities, racking up 82 yards—the second most in his career and saw four of his receptions come on the Raiders’ first four drives of the game. On the Raiders’ fourth drive, Mayer hauled in passes of two, seven, and 17 yards, with his longest catch setting up a 48-yard field goal just before halftime to put them up 13-10. We shouldn’t expect this level of production from Mayer on a weekly basis, but the Raiders’ underwhelming WR corps could pave the way for more opportunities for Mayer going forward after this solid outing. There’s a lot to like here, but Mayer will be a boom-or-bust TE2 next week against the Patriots until we see reliable target totals on a more consistent basis, while he shares the field with Brock Bowers.
  • SEA Wide Receiver #15
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Tory Horton caught his only target for a six-yard touchdown in the Seahawks’ Week 4 win over the Chargers.

    Horton’s lone catch was a six-yard slant from Sam Darnold. The 23-year-old wideout has just four catches in his first two games, and clearly is well behind the top three wideouts in the passing game. Whether that should be — with all due respect to Cooper Kupp (held without a catch Sunday) and Rashid Shaheed (one reception) is a different question. For now, Horton is off the radar for Week 5 against the 49ers.
    - Christopher Crawford
  • Link copied to clipboard!

    T.J. Hockenson caught 13-of-13 targets for 119 yards in the Vikings’ Week 4 win over the Dolphins.

    With just over two minutes left in the game, Hockenson took a knee at the Dolphins’ five-yard line, allowing Kyler Murray to seal the game with a trio of kneel-downs after that. Although Hockenson surrendered the touchdown, he still delivered a TE1-worthy stat line on the day. The veteran tight end served as Murray’s go-to receiver, regularly nabbing passes on short-to-intermediate slants and curls. Hockenson mostly dove forward for a couple of extra yards after catching passes, but he did manage to drag a defender on a 14-yard gain early in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins’ pass rush was very effective today, and Murray seemed to hone in on Hockenson as his primary pressure fix as the game progressed. Hockenson will be a borderline TE1/2 against the Saints in Week 5.
  • SEA Tight End #88
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    AJ Barner caught 1-of-3 targets for 12 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 4 win over the Chargers.

    After a solid effort against the the Commanders where he caught five passes for 69 yards, Barner was once again a non-factor in this one. The 24-year-old is clearly the top tight end in the passing attack, but outside of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the rest of the options just haven’t done much. He’ll be a boom or bust TE1 for Week 5 against the 49ers.
    - Christopher Crawford
  • SEA Wide Receiver #22
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Rashid Shaheed caught 1-of-3 targets for 20 yards and rushed twice for 33 yards and a touchdown in the Seahawks’ Week 4 win over the Chargers.

    It wasn’t a ton of volume, but it was easily Shaheed’s biggest offensive day of the year. He took a pitch for a touchdown for his first score of 2026. He was once again not involved in the passing game, however, and he didn’t do much as a returner again, as well. Shaheed will be back in action — and should not be in lineups — against the 49ers in Week 5.
    - Christopher Crawford
  • MIN Wide Receiver #14
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Jauan Jennings caught 1-of-1 targets for eight yards in the Vikings’ Week 4 win over the Saints.

    Jennings simply isn’t meaningfully involved in the Vikings’ game plan. That is unlikely to change in Week 5 against the Saints, especially with the Vikings’ offensive line getting banged up in Week 4. Jennings could be asked to contribute more as a run blocker next week.
  • SEA Wide Receiver #11
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 5-of-6 targets for 78 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 4 win over the Chargers.

    For the first time this year, Smith-Njigba was held out of the end zone. It was a quiet day fore the star wideout, but if 78 yards is your worst day (so far), well, you’ve had a pretty good season. JSN and fantasy managers will hope for a return to the end zone and a little more volume against the 49ers in Week 5.
    - Christopher Crawford
  • Link copied to clipboard!

    Oronde Gadsden II caught 5-of-8 targets for 36 yards in the Chargers’ Week 4 loss to the Seahawks.

    Gadsden did make a spectacular catch on fourth down to set up a touchdown, but oustide of that, the tight end — while finishing tied for the most catches on the day with Keaton Mitchell — was unable to find any room against the Seahawks’ defense. The 23-year-old was more involved than he has been in previous weeks, but that’s less compliment to this effort than insult to the first few. He’ll be back at it in Week 5 against another tough defense in the Broncos.
    - Christopher Crawford
  • MIN Wide Receiver #18
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said he does not know if Justin Jefferson (ankle) will play in Week 5 against the Saints.

    Jefferson made “great progress” this week, according to O’Connell, but it is still too early to say whether the Vikings’ star wide receiver will be good to go. Jefferson did not practice at all in Week 4. Hopefully, he is feeling well enough to resume practicing by Wednesday. Stay tuned.
  • LAC Wide Receiver #1
    Player Stats
    Link copied to clipboard!

    Quentin Johnston caught 1-of-2 targets for 44 yards in the Chargers’ Week 4 loss to the Seahawks.

    Johnston at least made the most of his only catch, as it was on 4th-and-7 and kept the Chargers in the game. He also saw a redzone target, but Justin Herbert overthrew him. Johnston simply cannot be trusted even with the potential to make big plays in Week 5 against the Broncos.
    - Christopher Crawford