Caleb Williams Headlines a Bears-Heavy 2026 Breakout Team

Our staff of 13 voters just handed Caleb Williams the top spot on the 2026 offensive All-Breakout Team, and he won a crowded quarterback race with four votes over a field of seven passers. The reasoning is straightforward: Williams rebounded hard from a rough rookie year, cut down on negative plays, and led the entire NFL with six fourth-quarter comebacks. He's now the 'Madden' cover athlete, which is about as public as a sophomore glow-up gets.

He's not alone. Chicago placed three offensive players on the list, with second-year receiver Luther Burden and rookie tight end Colston Loveland joining him. Burden flashed on limited work as a rookie — 652 receiving yards — and stands to see a much bigger slice now that DJ Moore is in Buffalo. Head coach Ben Johnson made his enthusiasm plain back in late July, saying he was buying Burden stock and calling his offseason approach electric.

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At running back, Bhayshul Tuten pulled in four votes to lead an eight-back field. The Jaguars' second-year runner averaged just 3.7 yards per carry last season, but his 51.8% rushing success rate ranked 15th out of 67 backs with at least 70 carries — one slot ahead of James Cook. That's the kind of underlying number that makes analysts squint at the surface stats. Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton each drew two votes behind him.

The receiver group leaned toward opportunity. Indianapolis's Josh Downs collected five votes after his target share got a boost from the Michael Pittman Jr. trade to Pittsburgh — he's a candidate for his first 1,000-yard season working out of two-receiver sets. San Francisco rookie De'Zhaun Stribling grabbed four votes on the back of an 11-catch, 109-yard preseason and a clear path to WR2 duties opposite Mike Evans. Loveland's tight end nod came off a 137-yard playoff eruption against Green Bay.

The Fantasy Read

Williams is a genuine QB2-with-upside for 2026 — the mobility and comeback profile matter in fantasy, and the arrow points up. Burden is the sneakier value; his role expansion is real and cheaper than the box score suggests. Downs and Stribling are late-round dart throws whose ceilings hinge entirely on the vacated targets in front of them.

As for Tuten, temper the hype. The efficiency signal is legitimate, but he managed only 89 PPR points across 15 games in 2025, and 3.7 yards per carry won't cut it without a bump in volume. Draft him as a bench stash and let the workload prove itself before you trust him in a starting slot — this is a watch, not a reach.