Bears RB Roschon Johnson "feels like a lock" to be goal line back, in addition to third-down duties

Aug 06, 2025

Roschon Johnson feels like a lock to be the Bears' short yardage/goal-line running back again this year, but also on third down (where he was utilized on 51% of offensive snaps in 2024). "I think it'll just help us out when we get in those tough games, when we get in those situations where we really need to home something in and scheme something up," Roschon Johnson said. "I think the playbook is definitely detailed enough for us to do that."

Related Players: D'Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai

Fantasy Impact:

This kinda squashes any hype surrounding Monangai, but as a seventh-round rookie, those expectations should have been tempered anyway. We could still see him rotated in, and Swift is still the No. 1 option, but this opens up some fantasy goodness for Johnson, who is being taken deep in the double-digit rounds, but could be an RB3/4 if the Bears offense gets rolling. We currently have him ranked as a low-end RB4.

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Seahawks Beat: Jaxon Smith-Njigba lining up everywhere

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays everywhere. More importantly, he’s targeted from everywhere.

Related players: Cooper Kupp, Tory Horton, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Fantasy Impact:

The author added that there is a notable distinction between lining up everywhere and getting targeted everywhere - "because sometimes you can line up guys everywhere for the sake of calling your players versatile, but they’re not really a threat to the defense," Dugar said. Smith-Njigba took a massive leap in his second season, finishing as the WR8 after a modest WR46 rookie campaign. JSN seized a featured role in the Seahawks’ passing attack, posting 100 catches for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns. He's 14th among WRs in our rankings.

Chargers sign WR Keenan Allen

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Reunion: Six-time Pro Bowl WR Keenan Allen is signing with the Chargers on a one-year, $8.52 million deal.

Fantasy Impact:

The Chargers don't have a lot of sure things behind McConkey, so Allen could certainly be a fantasy-factor being back with the Chargers. It seems like every day we see a Johnston drop in camp, Harris is just a rookie this season and Lambert-Smith has been mentioned as a sleeper, but Allen definitely fills a need in the Charger offense and could help as a WR3 on your fantasy team.

Rams: QB Matthew Stafford (back) making good progress

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2 hours ago

Sean McVay said QB Matthew Stafford (back) "feels good" and is "making good progress."

Fantasy Impact:

According to the post, McVay added, "We've been able to kind of increase some things behind the scenes. And so he's in good spirits." The team is calling Stafford week-to-week and are likely taking things slow with their starting QB.