Fantasy Football Player Notes

D.J. Moore wrapped up 2024 as the WR16 in total points but just WR32 in points per game (11.1), delivering 98 catches for 966 yards and 6 TDs in a dysfunctional Bears offense. He posted a career-low 1.44 yards per route run and a 25% bust rate - one of the highest among top-24 WRs. With Keenan Allen gone but rookies Luther Burden and Colston Loveland added, Moore may face more target competition than expected. Under new HC Ben Johnson and Year 2 Caleb Williams, the offense should improve, but Moore's week-to-week volatility and lack of consistent top-15 season-long finishes make him more of a boom/bust WR2 than a reliable option. There may be better value elsewhere in the Bears' passing game.

Well, the Bears didn't add any threat to Swift's workload before they selected Kyle Monangai in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Monangai is more of a worry for Roschon Johnson and his standing as RB2 on the depth chart than Swift's. Last year, Swift was the RB21 in fantasy points per game as he soaked up volume. He ranked tenth in snap share, seventh in opportunity share, tenth in carries, and 15th in targets among backs. Swift was inefficient every step of the way, ranking outside the top 32 running backs in explosive run rate, yards after contact per attempt, missed tackles forced per attempt, and yards per touch. Swift looks primed for another volume RB2 season in 2025 behind a reworked offensive line and with Ben Johnson at the helm.