Bryce Young Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bears

Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers will meet the Chicago Bears -- whose pass defense was ranked 22nd in the league last year (227.2 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For more details on Young, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming game against the Bears.

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Bryce Young Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.2
• Projected Passing Yards: 210.95
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.32
• Projected Rushing Yards: 19.48
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.22

Projections provided by numberFire

Young 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 218.0 fantasy points (13.6 per game) in 2025, Young ranked 29th in the NFL and 19th at his position.
• In Week 11 last season against the Atlanta Falcons, Young put up a season-best 31.8 fantasy points, with these numbers: 31-of-45 (68.9%), 448 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In his second-best game of the season, Young accumulated 22.5 fantasy points -- 15-of-20 (75%), 206 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 5 carries, 23 yards -- in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Rams.
• Young accumulated 1.6 fantasy points -- 17-of-25 (68%), 124 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT -- in Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints, in his worst game of the season.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 3.0 -- was in Week 9 versus the Green Bay Packers, when Young put together this stat line: 11-of-20 (55%), 102 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Against Chicago last season, four players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Bears last year.
• In the passing game, Chicago allowed nine players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Bears surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Chicago gave up over 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Bears allowed a touchdown reception to 25 players last season.
• Against Chicago last year, six players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, two players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bears last season.
• In terms of run defense, Chicago gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 12 players last season.
• Just three players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Bears last year.

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