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RBCHI40 insightsLatest Sep 13, 2026
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PositiveProjectionSep 13, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Swift is coming off his most productive season with 1,087 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns in 2025; the source emphasizes that beyond the numbers, Swift matured as a runner, taking what the defense gave him and knowing when to lower his shoulder for tough yards. His FanDuel rushing yards over/under is set at 800.5, which the source suggests seems likely to hit unless he's injured; he can also be bet to go over 100 yards against Carolina at +370.
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PositiveRoleSep 11, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
D'Andre Swift signed a three-year, $33.75 million extension with the Bears through 2029, including $27.5 million guaranteed. This represents a significant organizational commitment to Swift as the lead back; the Bears are investing heavily in the running back position despite also rostering Kyle Monangai, who had a strong rookie campaign with 169 carries for 783 yards and five touchdowns. Swift's 2025 season—a career-high 1,087 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 223 carries (4.9 yards per attempt) plus 34 receptions for 299 yards and a touchdown—justified the extension and solidifies his role as Chicago's primary ball-carrier through the end of the decade.
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PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026Windy City Gridiron
Swift posted a career year in 2025 with 1,087 rushing yards (career high), a 4.9 yards-per-carry average (up from 3.8 in 2024), a career-high 79.7 PFN RB Impact Score (No. 10 in NFL), 15.4 rushing EPA (No. 3 among RBs), and ranked No. 3 in both boom/bust rate and elusive rate. His efficiency metrics and athleticism align perfectly with Ben Johnson's outside-zone run scheme, which stretches defenses and allows Swift to beat defenders to the edge or cut inside with explosiveness.
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PositiveDepth ChartSep 11, 2026Jamey Eisenberg
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Sources: RB D’Andre Swift and the Chicago Bears have reached agreeement on a 3-year, $33.75 million extension that includes $27.5M guaranteed. This is now Swift’s third NFL contract. Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta of Athletes First and the Bears just wrapped up the deal with the regular season’s start looming. [Retweeted](

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PositiveMatchupSep 11, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Swift is RB13 on Yahoo and RB15 in ECR with a 10% boom rate and 42% hit rate against Carolina. He rushed for 1,087 yards at 4.9 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns last season. From Weeks 12-18, the Panthers allowed the 13th-most yards before contact per attempt, ninth-highest missed-tackle rate, and seventh-most EPA per rush—weaknesses Swift can exploit. Swift finished 13th in explosive-run rate and 11th in rushing success rate among qualifying backs. Chicago's interior line (Joe Thuney, Garrett Bradbury, Jonah Jackson, Darnell Wright) should hold up. Kyle Monangai takes some goal-line work, but Swift maintained a 43% route share (Weeks 10-18) versus 28.8% for Monangai, giving him another path to production even if red-zone carries are split.
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PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Swift is a must-start RB2 with RB1 upside in Week 1 against the Panthers. Despite Kyle Monangai avoiding the injury report after a hyperextended knee, Swift's numbers actually improved when Monangai's playing time increased last season; Swift was the RB10 from Week 6 on while Monangai offered RB26 production during that span. Ben Johnson is pushing for the Bears to challenge the single-season points record, and that quest starts against the Panthers, who allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to RBs last year.
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NegativeProjectionSep 11, 2026Windy City Gridiron
D'Andre Swift, in his 7th NFL season, is benchmarked against his own 2025 performance with the Chicago Bears, which was arguably the best of his career to that point. The source notes Swift is too unlike Gibbs for a 'Sonic & Knuckles' duo comparison. 2026 milestone for the running back position is 1,597 combined rushing yards (2013 Broncos RBs) and 15 combined rushing TDs (2013 Broncos RBs); franchise records are noted as likely out of reach at this position.
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PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Swift had a career year as RB16 in fantasy points per game with 257 touches and 1,386 total yards while splitting work with Kyle Monangai. After Monangai's emergence in Week 9, Swift remained RB20 in fantasy points per game but held the preferred passing-down role with 43% route share (Monangai 28.8%) and split red zone work (18 rushing attempts to Monangai's 19). His per-touch efficiency ranked 13th in explosive run rate, 11th in rushing success rate, and 20th in missed tackle rate. The source projects a nice Week 1 against Carolina, which allowed the 13th-most yards before contact per attempt, 9th-highest missed tackle rate, and 7th-most EPA per rush in Weeks 12-18 last year.
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