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Fantasy Life Articles fantasy football takes on Kalif Raymond
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PositiveRoleSep 21, 2026
Raymond is receiving significant playing time and schemed targets despite being a budget-bin free agent, leading the Bears with a 76% route share in Week 2. He is patrolling shallower areas of the field with an average route depth of 8.4 (versus 9.7 for Burden), which aligns with the Bears' third-worst pressure rate allowed at 44%, skewing targets to shorter routes. Ben Johnson is playing Raymond more than Round 1 and Round 2 picks Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III.PositiveUsageSep 21, 2026
Raymond led the Bears in receiving for the second consecutive week in Week 2, continuing to play more snaps than the fantasy community would prefer. He essentially split snaps with Luther Burden in 12 personnel sets (40% of the time), limiting Burden's opportunities.NegativeUsageSep 16, 2026
Raymond's 35% target share in Week 1 is unsustainable given his 58% route share; he will fade into the background once Rome Odunze returns to full health.PositiveUsageSep 14, 2026
WR3 Kalif Raymond was heavily involved in Week 1 despite Luther Burden's presence, seeing 60% snaps and 57.9% routes with a team-high 34.6% target share (40.9% TPRR) compared to Burden's 19.2% target share (18.5% TPRR). This elevated role for Raymond came in a game where the Bears flirted with 60 points.