CHI · RB

D'Andre Swift

D'Andre Swift is a running back for the Chicago Bears. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

D'Andre Swift: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

D'Andre Swift at a glance

D'Andre Swift is a 27-year-old running back for the Chicago Bears, listed at 5'8" and 204 pounds. The Detroit Lions drafted Swift 35th overall in the second round in 2020, out of Georgia, and 2026 is Swift's 7th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Swift for 218.4 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB14 at the position and works out to 14.9 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 6 games of 2026, Swift has scored 103.8 PPR points, or 17.3 per game. That is 47.5% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Swift would finish with about 294 points, ahead of the 218.4 projected. The best week so far is 32.4 points in Week 1 against CAR, the RB5 finish that week. Swift has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 4 of 6 games, a 67% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Swift ranks in the 88th percentile in rush TDs, the 86th percentile in receiving yards and the 83rd percentile in receptions. Four of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 56th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Swift has finished as RB18 in 2020, RB15 in 2021, RB21 in 2022, RB20 in 2023, RB19 in 2024 and RB15 in 2025. The high-water mark is 228.6 PPR points in 2025. Across 95 regular-season games on record, the totals read 5,173 rushing yards, 44 rushing touchdowns, 289 receptions and 2,237 receiving yards.

D'Andre Swift by the numbers

Swift has finished in the weekly top five at the position 15 times and finished in the top twelve 30 times. The career high is 32.4 PPR points, set in Week 1 of 2026 against CAR. The game log also shows 1 game of 30 or more PPR points, 11 100-yard rushing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Swift has reached 20 points in 22 games, 23% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Swift handled 15.6 carries per game, including 21 red-zone carries and 10 carries from inside the five. 7 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Swift drew 3.2 targets per game.

Contract

Swift is playing on a three-year, $24 million contract signed with the Chicago Bears in 2024, an average of $8 million per year with $14 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
218.4
PPR / game
14.9

D'Andre Swift fantasy outlook

D'Andre Swift enters the 2026 season with CHI and ranks RB14 and #54 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 218.4 PPR points across 14.6 games, or 14.9 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists D'Andre Swift as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, D'Andre Swift produced 228.6 PPR points in 16 games (14.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 61%, with a 68% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

D'Andre Swift is projected for 14.0 PPR points on the road at CAR in week 1, with a likely range of 2.7 to 29.3.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 0.8 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
67.4
Dynasty
51.5
Superflex redraft
72.0
Superflex dynasty
63.3
TE premium dynasty
31.0

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026CHI694398621181400103.8
2025CHI162231,087948342991228.6
2024CHI17253959652423860214.5
2023PHI162291,049549392141199.3
2022DET1499542570483893191.1
2021DET13151617578624522208.9
2020DET13114521857463572189.8

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