D'Andre Swift is the projected Bears lead back.
Staff and depth chart are unchanged.
- ADP
- 4.10 (46.2)
- Target
- 4.10
- Move
- 0
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
6 real changes. The rest held.
Run blocking
Was 2025 Bears five
Now Same core
Run blocking is continuity.
Pass blocking
Was 2025 Bears five
Now Same core around Williams
No published five-man reset.
Backfield
Was D'Andre Swift
Now Swift remains the lead; Monangai depth
No high-capital backfield reset published.
Play caller
Was 2025 Bears staff
Now Same building; Williams year three
No published caller reboot.
Pass catchers
Was DJ Moore plus Odunze / Burden
Now Moore traded to Buffalo; Odunze and Burden remain
Moore's departure is real vacated target volume.
Tight end
Was Colston Loveland
Now Loveland remains the pass-game TE
TE target share should stay healthy.
Continuity
Quarterback
Was Caleb Williams
Now Caleb Williams
Locked starter.
Head coach
Was 2025 Bears HC
Now Same HC structure
Continuity year for Williams.
Scheme & pace
Was 2025 Bears
Now 2026 Bears
Williams' third year, not a scheme flip.
Team environment
Was NFC North slog
Now Same
Competitive scripts, not a gimme.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
- DJ Moore · WR1 volume · Targets to Buffalo
DJ Moore's targets have to go somewhere — Odunze, Burden, Loveland.
Competition added
No meaningful new competition sourced.
This player
- Projected role
- D'Andre Swift is the projected Bears lead back.
- Usage
- Projected lead-back volume for the Bears.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
Run blocking is continuity. No high-capital backfield reset published.
Downside
Camp could still change the job before Week 1.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
No source URLs were returned with this brief.
Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.