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Dynasty Decision: D’Andre Swift
Jul 3, 2026Richard CoolingDynasty League Football
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Caleb Williams
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... Caleb Williams is developing, and the surrounding weapons are among the better groups...
Kyle Monangai
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...k Kyle Monangai emerged from week nine onwards, and by the final stretch of the season...
Ben Johnson
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...RB19 despite six touchdowns and 42 receptions. Then came 2025. With Ben Johnson arriving as head coach and bringing his Lions offensive system with him, S...
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We all know the pain of holding onto a stud player too long as their production evaporates, and your once highly-priced asset becomes worthless. There are also plenty of cases in which players are sold with an expected decline, only to defy the odds. This series will examine what you should do as players approach these decision points. D’Andre Swift , RB CHI Swift has spent the majority of his career being slightly undervalued and slightly underappreciated after a wild first 18 months of his career. He has bounced around the league, never quite reaching the ceiling people expected when the Lions drafted him 35th overall in 2020, yet consistently producing at a reliable level wherever he has landed. Now entering the final year of his contract in Chicago, coming off a career-best season, the dynasty community faces a classic dilemma. Is this the right time to sell at peak value on a 27-year-old running back with a looming role threat, or is Swift still underpriced given what he continues to produce? Previous Performance Swift entered the league with enormous expectations in Detroit. A dynamic runner with elite burst and receiving ability, he was supposed to be the cornerstone of that backfield for years. His early seasons showed genuine flashes, but the Lions were never quite committed enough to give him the full workload he needed to truly pop in fantasy, and a series of injury-interrupted seasons limited his ceiling. After four seasons of promise-filled RB2 seasons in Detroit, the Lions moved on, trading him to Philadelphia ahead of the 2023 season. Philadelphia gave Swift his clearest shot at the lead role, and he delivered. He surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career and finished as a reliable RB2 in fantasy. However, an underwhelming 2024 season in Chicago followed, as he was limited to a 3.8 yards per carry average in a dysfunctional Bears offense, finishing as the RB19 despite six touchdowns and 42 receptions. Then came 2025. With Ben Johnson arriving as head coach and bringing his Lions offensive system with him, Swift had his best professional season by a distance. He ran for 1,087 yards on 223 attempts at 4.9 yards per carry, posting career highs in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns (9), and total scrimmage yards (1,386). He added 34 receptions for 299 yards and a further score through the air, finishing as the overall RB15. The Bears also made the playoffs, with Swift posting 19 carries for 76 yards in a narrow playoff loss to the Rams. The caveat is how the season ended. Rookie seventh-round pick Kyle Monangai emerged from week nine onwards, and by the final stretch of the season, the backfield had become a genuine committee. Over the final seven regular-season games, neither back played more than 59% or fewer than 41% of offensive snaps. Monangai also outpaced Swift in red zone rushing attempts over that period, 19 to 18, which is a detail worth watching heading into 2026. Situation and Usage The Bears are in a strong offensive position heading into 2026. Ben Johnson has proven himself as one of the best offensive minds in the league, Caleb Williams is developing, and the surrounding weapons are among the better groups in the NFC. Swift is a natural fit for the Johnson system and should continue to benefit from the scheme that helped him achieve career-best efficiency numbers in 2025. The significant question is Monangai. A seventh-round pick who had 947 scrimmage yards and five touchdowns as a rookie,…