Caleb Williams Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Panthers

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will take on the team with last season's 15th-ranked passing defense, the Carolina Panthers (203.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Williams a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Panthers? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Caleb Williams Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 16.9
• Projected Passing Yards: 232.50
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.56
• Projected Rushing Yards: 17.10
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.17

Projections provided by numberFire

Williams 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Williams accumulated 36.7 fantasy points -- 20-of-34 (58.8%), 280 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 5 carries, 53 yards -- in his best game last year (Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals).
• In his second-best game of the year -- Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys -- Williams finished with 29.1 fantasy points. His stat line: 19-of-28 (67.9%), 298 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In Week 7 versus the New Orleans Saints, Williams finished with a season-low 4.7 fantasy points, thanks to these numbers: 15-of-26 (57.7%), 172 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.
• In Week 13 versus the Philadelphia Eagles, Williams put up his second-worst fantasy total of the year, 9.5 points, via these numbers: 17-of-36 (47.2%), 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.

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Panthers Defensive Performance

• Against Carolina, no quarterbacks threw for more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• 13 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Panthers last year.
• Through the air last season, Carolina gave up two or more passing touchdowns to five opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Panthers gave up three or more passing touchdowns to just two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Carolina let five players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Panthers allowed 19 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• Carolina gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Panthers allowed four players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Carolina allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 16 players last season.
• The Panthers gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last season.

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