What round you should target each notable Chicago Bears player in fantasy drafts

Finally, the easiest way to make sure you land Chicago Bears players on your fantasy football roster is by targeting the kicker position or D/ST.

Chicago Bears D/ST

Out of the two, what I call specialty positions, the Chicago Bears D/ST (defense and special teams) would be the position to target second. Normally, kickers aren't that big of a deal. However, finding a kicker with strong accuracy is important if you lose points for missed kicks or extra points. Even though I find kickers replaceable, Cairo Santos is a very accurate kicker and worthy of being one of the first kickers taken. That's not the case with the Bears' defense, though, based on current ADP and rankings.

Heading into the NFL season, the Chicago Bears' defense and special teams are ranked 12th. This makes them worthy of being drafted vs being a D/ST taken off the waiver wire later. However, it also means that you can wait until the final two rounds to take them. That is unless you are in a league filled with Bears fans. If that's the case you might have to reach for them as soon as a D/ST run starts. Once you see the 49ers or Ravens taken, then brace yourself for having to take the Chicago Bears defense one or two rounds later.

Last season the Bears D/ST finished 19th in fantasy points. I don't think that represents how good this defense actually is though. With Montez Sweat on the team all year, Gervon Dexter looking like he's taking a step forward, and the addition of pass-rushing specialist Austin Booker, the Bears defense should finish as a top-10 defense in 2024.

Cairo Santos

I mentioned already that Cairo Santos is a very accurate kicker. He eclipsed 90% accuracy in his last two years with Chicago. He also has increased his leg strength. Last year Santos made seven of eight field goals from 50 or more yards. The year prior he made four of five attempts from that range. Santos finished as the third-best kicker in most fantasy football scoring formats. If you want to make sure you get him, you will need to consider him around the same time as you would the Bears' defense. Don't worry if you miss out on him, though; as I said, kickers tend to be very replaceable in fantasy football.