KyleMonangai

News: 17 hours agoMonangai (ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Spin: One day removed from logging no on-field work due to an ankle injury Wednesday, Monangai was back in the mix, which generally is a positive sign as the Bears prepare for Sunday's visit to the Packers. Friday's practice report will unveil if he enters the weekend with a designation for Week 14 action, but if he's able to suit up, he likely will continue to see regular work out of Chicago's backfield along with D'Andre Swift, which resulted in both players surpassing 120 rushing yards and scoring one TD last Friday at Philadelphia.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Monangai was selected by Chicago in the seventh round of April's draft. He is 5-foot-8 with the shortest arms in this RB class and he didn't show too well at the combine, running a 4.60 40 and tying for the shortest broad jump (117). His collegiate stats are underwhelming for the most part, though some of that seems to be team-related, as his 1.52 yards before contact across 47 games is lowest in this class, whereas he was solid in YAC (3.30) and forced missed tackle rate (4.2). Monangai will open his career battling Roschon Johnson for No. 2 duties behind D'Andre Swift.