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Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai is a running back for the Chicago Bears. Injury status: Questionable. Depth chart: RB2.

Scouting report

Kyle Monangai: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Kyle Monangai at a glance

Kyle Monangai is a 24-year-old running back for the Chicago Bears, listed at 5'8" and 207 pounds. The Chicago Bears drafted Monangai 233rd overall in the seventh round in 2025, out of Rutgers, and 2026 is Monangai's 2nd NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Monangai for 131.8 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB38 at the position and works out to 8.9 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Monangai has scored 28.2 PPR points, or 14.1 per game. That is 21.4% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Monangai would finish with about 240 points, ahead of the 131.8 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 20.4 points in Week 1 against CAR, the RB11 finish that week. Monangai has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Monangai ranks in the 99th percentile in yards per carry, the 99th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt and the 86th percentile in rush yards. Three of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 53rd percentile in receptions.

Career track record

2025 is the only completed season on record: Monangai finished as RB29 with 146.7 PPR points in 17 games. The totals so far read 930 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions and 199 receiving yards.

Kyle Monangai by the numbers

Monangai has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 4 times. The career high is 22.8 PPR points, set in Week 9 of 2025 against CIN. The game log also shows 3 100-yard rushing games. In all, Monangai has reached 20 points in 2 games, 11% of career appearances.

Contract

Monangai is playing on a four-year, $4.3 million contract signed with the Chicago Bears in 2025, an average of $1.1 million per year with $128,140 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
131.8
PPR / game
8.9

Kyle Monangai fantasy outlook

Kyle Monangai enters the 2026 season with CHI and ranks RB36 and #139 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 131.8 PPR points across 14.8 games, or 8.9 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Kyle Monangai as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Kyle Monangai produced 146.7 PPR points in 17 games (8.6 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 37%, with a 7% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main uncertainty is translating a limited NFL sample into a full-season role.

Week 1 projection

Kyle Monangai is projected for 8.9 PPR points on the road at CAR in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 23.1.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 0.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
43.1
Dynasty
36.9
Superflex redraft
55.9
Superflex dynasty
51.2
TE premium dynasty
22.2

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026CHI22014714435028.2
2025CHI17169783530181640146.7

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