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Swift’s Week 9 Workload Remains Tied to Monangai’s Recovery
Monangai missed Thursday’s practice with thumb and toe injuries. Chicago has not assigned him a game designation for Sunday.
Kyle Monangai did not practice Thursday because of thumb and toe injuries, according to the Bears’ official injury report. Chicago has not assigned him a game designation for Sunday against Tampa Bay.
Monangai was also listed as a nonparticipant on Wednesday’s estimated report after a walkthrough. He has missed four consecutive games.
D’Andre Swift handled 27 carries for 69 yards and three touchdowns in Monday’s win at Seattle. He has 10 rushing touchdowns through eight games, but the Bears are still trying to improve their rushing efficiency.
In fantasy lineups, Swift’s recent workload is the useful starting point. Managers should check Monangai’s subsequent participation and final designation before treating the same carry volume as a Week 9 expectation.
Chicago coach Ben Johnson said Monangai’s return would help the running game, without announcing when that return will occur.
Earlier editions: October injury updates and completed results
Monangai remains a Week 6 decision
Updated October 14, 2026 · 5:07 p.m. Mountain Time.
Kyle Monangai was estimated as a non-participant Wednesday with thumb and toe injuries. Chicago held a walkthrough, so this is an estimated report. In a 12-team PPR league, retain D’Andre Swift as the first Bears replacement to consider if Monangai misses another game.
Swift’s completed Week 5 line was nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown, plus four catches for 30 yards. Roschon Johnson added five carries for six yards and five catches for 34 yards. Those results support Swift’s priority, with Johnson better suited to deeper benches and managers seeking short-term depth.
Caleb Williams was estimated as a full participant, but Ben Johnson had not selected Sunday’s starting quarterback. That decision will help define Chicago’s offensive preparation without deciding the running backs’ touch split by itself.
Hold Monangai if your bench allows it. The next actual practice sessions and final game-status report will determine whether this remains a replacement opportunity. Chicago’s Week 5 inactive list is preserved below as a record of the completed game.
October 13 update and completed Week 5 results
Completed Week 5 results and the next decision
NFL update: October 13, 2026 · 1:32 AM Mountain Time.
Chicago’s Week 5 game is complete. D’Andre Swift had nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown, plus four catches for 30 yards. Roschon Johnson had five carries for six yards and five receptions for 34 yards. Those final totals replace the earlier uncertainty about how the available backs would divide the work.
Swift’s line produced 17.3 calculated full-PPR points and Johnson’s produced 9.0, under one point per catch, one per ten rushing or receiving yards and six per touchdown. Use your own platform’s scoring. Final Chicago box score.
Monangai’s Week 5 absence does not establish another absence in Week 6. Review the next Chicago practice and game-status reports before assigning Swift or Johnson a continuing replacement role. The current NFL Fantasy Pulse carries the next injury and roster decisions.
Preserved Week 5 report and earlier sources
Sunday game-day update: Chicago lists Williams and Monangai inactive. Bagent is the announced starter. Swift, Roschon Johnson and elevated back Scott are available; that eligibility does not fix the carry split. Availability as of October 11, 2026 at 10:43 a.m. Mountain Time. Check individual player locks before changing a lineup.
Kyle Monangai’s absence against Green Bay opens work in the Bears’ backfield, but fantasy managers should avoid assuming that one player will inherit his entire workload.
Chicago ruled Monangai out with thumb and toe injuries after he carried 30 times against the Jets. Coach Ben Johnson described his recovery as week to week, according to ESPN’s report.
D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson are the immediate alternatives. Swift was benched after a fumble in the Jets game, although the coach expressed confidence in him during the following week. Roschon Johnson handled four carries for 16 yards on Chicago’s final drive.
In a typical 12-team PPR league, Swift is the more reasonable RB2 or flex consideration if the choice is between the two Bears. That recommendation rests on the open workload and his existing role. It does not require projecting all 30 of Monangai’s previous carries onto him.
Roschon Johnson is better treated as a speculative addition in deeper leagues or for managers with a spare bench spot. A short-yardage role could make him useful, but the available reporting does not guarantee that role or enough touches to support a confident start.
Monangai remains a hold where a bench slot permits. A week-to-week description gives managers uncertainty about the next game, rather than a timetable that justifies writing off his season.
Chicago names Tyson Bagent as its Week 5 starter while Williams is questionable. Swift finished Friday practice with no game designation. Those availability records do not establish the running backs’ shares of the work or Chicago’s scoring output.
The Bears elevated Zavier Scott from the practice squad Saturday. The temporary move adds backfield depth without establishing how Chicago will divide carries among its available backs.
Chicago visits Green Bay Sunday, October 11, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time. Confirm the inactive list and an eligible alternative before that player’s game locks.
The recommendation can change with the final inactive list or a clearer account of the rotation. League depth and the alternative players on a manager’s roster also matter; no universal waiver bid follows from this injury alone.
Sources and notes
- Chicago Bears official injury report, November 5: https://www.chicagobears.com/team/injury-report/
- Nov. 4 estimated report: https://www.buccaneers.com/news/buccaneers-bears-injury-report-nov-4-diaby-egbuka-roberts-did-not-participate
- Chicago Bears, Nov. 4: https://www.chicagobears.com/news/5-things-we-learned-from-bears-coach-ben-johnson-seahawks-week-8-win
- The Score, Nov. 4: https://www.audacy.com/thescorechicago/sports/chicago-bears/bears-running-game-is-looking-to-regain-its-best-form
