Who Should I Start? DJ Moore or Ja'Marr Chase

Wednesday, September 3, 6:53 PM

Nicholas Moreano of Watch Marquee Sports observed on Wednesday that Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore was being mixed into the backfield during individual drills with running backs D'Andre Swift, rookie Kyle Monangai and Brittain Brown. The Bears have been looking for ways to manufacture touches for Moore in new head coach Ben Johnson's offense all summer, and it's looking more and more like the 28-year-old could take on more of a Deebo Samuel Sr. type role with not much experienced depth in the backfield behind Swift in Chicago. While fantasy managers won't complain about Moore getting more touches, him being used as a RB will also open him up to more injuries. Keenan Allen is now gone, but Rome Odunze could take on a bigger role in Year 2 alongside Moore. Going into Week 1 against the Vikings, Moore is on the WR2/3 borderline in fantasy.

Monday, August 18, 11:23 PM

Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase hauled in one reception for 11 yards in the 31-17 win against the Washington Commanders. Chase caught a quick pass from quarterback Joe Burrow and drew a 25-yard pass-interference penalty that set up running back Chase Brown for a one-yard touchdown run. The 2024 "Triple Crown Winner" has now caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, as well as scoring a touchdown that got called back due to a holding penalty. Chase enters the 2025 season as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in fantasy drafts, and if this preseason is any indication, he should be in line for another monstrous season.