RB · CHI · #25
Through 4 games he sits RB17, up from RB29 — a climb, not a final rank.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
678
Range 670–705
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection Injured — score leans to the low end of the range until he returns.
Young RB with proof and a long runway.
DVS is our model view, scored on Engine-default half-PPR — not a guaranteed price in your league. Bye weeks and schedule strength are left out on purpose.
2026 total FP
56.8 pts
14.2 PPG
324 rush yds · 5 rec · 39 rec yds
Week 6 projection
0.0 pts
@ ATL · floor–ceiling 0.0–0.0
History starts Preseason 2026.
Why this DVS moved off a raw projection.
Process ×1.01
Process residual (not a second production percentile).
Org environment ×1.01
Team pass/rush volume vs league — scheme residual, not a second projection.
Monangai ran for 324 yards and caught 5 passes in 2026, ranking RB17 through 4 games. Through 4 games he sits RB17, up from RB29 — a climb, not a final rank. Don't pay for a bounce from the 2026 projection alone. The trend line says buy: this is a climb, not a name you're paying nostalgia tax for.
Dynasty notes from our blog that mention Kyle Monangai.
Week 5 Injury Report: Sunday Status
Lamar Jackson is out for Sunday night, Ashton Jeanty vanished from Friday's practice, Kyle Monangai and Breece Hall are out, and both Cincinnati receivers are questionable.
Week 4 Dynasty Winners & Losers
Injuries rewrote at least four depth charts this week. Ollie Gordon, Emanuel Wilson and Romeo Doubs inherited jobs, and seven players sat out and lost 300 to 500 points.
Biggest Overreactions of Week 4
A running back whose score jumped nearly 9,000 points, a 38-point receiver and a quarterback who finally woke up. Which Week 4 reactions to fade.
Dynasty Waiver Wire Targets: Week 1
Five names who earned real volume in Week 1 while sitting almost unrostered — add them before tonight's claims process.
Buy-Low, Sell-High: Week 1
One Week 1 riser the model says to sell, and one cheap add the model says to buy, before the rest of your league catches on.
Biggest Overreactions of Week 1
Four takes already spreading after Week 1 that the dynasty data doesn't back yet — and one that it does.
Week 1 Dynasty Winners & Losers: What the Model Already Knew
Dynasty winners and losers from NFL Week 1, checked against NextDyne's live Dynasty Value Score board — who the model already backs and who still has to prove it.
Half-PPR points
56.8
PPG
14.2
Rank so far
RB17
Key stats
2026 week shape
1/4 Boom 25%
1/4 Bust 25%
Boom is 20+ half-PPR. Bust is under 5.
| Season | Finish | Half-PPR FP | PPG | Rush yd | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yd | Rec TD | Pass yd | Pass TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RB17so far | 56.8 | 14.2 | 324 | 3 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | RB29 | 137.7 | 8.1 | 783 | 5 | 18 | 164 | — | — | — |
Career arc
Dashed bar is the 2026 Engine projection, not a completed season.
| Week | Half-PPR FP | Opp | Script | Rush | Rec | Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W4 | 27.5Boom | NYJ | 88 plays · 39% pass | 146 / 2 TD | 4 · 1 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W3 | 3.1Bust | PHI | 69 plays · 49% pass | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 W2 | 6.8 | MIN | 66 plays · 53% pass | 47 | 11 · 2 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W1 | 19.4 | CAR | 68 plays · 43% pass | 100 / 1 TD | 24 · 2 rec | 0 |
Weekly Half-PPR
Hover a week for the total.
Week 4 Engine grade
Projected 5.4 · scored 27.5 half-PPR · outside the floor–ceiling band. Miss -22.1.
Those opponents
Rush yards they allowed per game in 2026, vs league. Plus is easier.
Snap share
2025 offense · 40.9% mean
carry share
Hover a week for the share.
Pass-play participation
41.2%
2025· share of the team’s dropback plays this player was on the field for. Presence, not a charted route rate.
Advanced (2025)
Durability
R7 (233 overall) RB · that slot hit at 3.7% in 2010–2023 classes (n=54; contributor 5.6%). Window is the first three NFL seasons.
2026 season to date · Next Gen Stats · ranks among NGS sample Full table
6th of 46
1st of 46
23rd of 46
2nd of 46
Similar age, draft capital, and role — context for outcome bands, not a second DVS.