Colston Loveland

Kmet found himself on the receiving end of a miraculous fourth-down throw by Caleb Williams to keep the Bears' season alive with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Kmet's score would force the game into overtime, but the Bears came up short in the extra frame after the Rams made the most of a Caleb Williams interception on the Bears' only drive. Kmet's numbers have now fallen off in back-to-back years. After going for 73-719-6 in 2023, the sixth-year vet saw his fewest targets (45), receptions (30), and receiving yards (347) since his rookie year this season, and found the end zone just twice. As far as his work as a pass-catcher is concerned, Kmet took a backseat to rookie Colston Loveland this season, and now looks expendable heading into this offseason despite signing a four-year contract extension in 2023. Per OverTheCap, the Bears can release Kmet for a dead cap hit of just $3.2 million if the team makes him a pre-June 1 cut. A post-June 1 cut would carry a $1.6 million dead cap hit. Kmet will turn 27 next season and could have plenty to offer another team as a starter should he become available.

Despite making some obvious strides in his development in his second season, Odunze still has a way to go if he hopes to look like a player worthy of the No. 9 overall pick the Bears used to draft him in 2024. Were it not for five games missed due to injury, Odunze would likely have been looking at a career-year in 2025. Instead, his 44 receptions and 661 receiving yards both fell below his rookie line of 54-734-3 from last season. Depending on what happens with DJ Moore this offseason, Odunze could have a chance to see an increased role in 2026. Of course, he'll also be battling with second-year players Luther Burden and Colston Loveland, who made notable strides of their own late in the season. Odunze will likely settle in somewhere as a low-end WR2/high-end WR3 in fantasy drafts next season, but could turn into a nice value if he's able to take another step in his third season.

Loveland suffered a concussion in Sunday night's 20-17 overtime loss to the Rams in the NFC Divisional Round, Nicholas Moreano of Marquee Sports Network reports.

See why Sam Farley is targeting Davante Adams and Colston Loveland with his Rams vs. Bears TD picks for the Divisional Round.

He produced a 6/64/1 receiving line against the Packers in the Wild Card round on seven targets and is likely in line for the same kind of volume as the Bears manage Rome Odunze's foot. Moore will definitely be a DFS consideration this week behind Colston Loveland and Luther Burden in what would figure to be the highest-scoring game of the weekend.