The Chicago Bears pulled out a miraculous win in their shootout with the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, improving to 5-3 in the process. Olamide Zaccheaus played a pretty significant role in the victory, posting his highest-scoring outing of the 2025 fantasy football season so far.
Zaccheaus is rostered in 1.2% of ESPN leagues and 1% of Yahoo leagues, meaning he is almost certainly available on waivers heading into Week 10. Is the 28-year-old journeyman receiver worth a claim, especially with four teams on bye this week?
Olamide Zaccheaus Fantasy Value
Through nine weeks, Zaccheaus is WR51 in fantasy. He started off with an 8.2-point outing in Week 1 before besting that with 9.1 PPR points in Week 4. He scored 4.8 and 2.9 PPR fantasy points in the Bears’ first two games coming out of their Week 5 bye. In Week 8, Zaccheaus caught all seven of his targets, albeit for just 33 yards. Then, in Week 9, Zaccheaus came through with six receptions on eight targets, turning them into 58 yards and a touchdown.
While that 17.8-point showing came against a dreadful Bengals secondary, it wasn’t that much of an outlier performance for Zaccheaus outside of the touchdown. He is now averaging 33.5 scrimmage yards, 3.9 receptions, 5.8 targets and 8.0 PPR fantasy points per game. The biggest underlying issue with Zaccheaus is his 6.28-yard average depth of target, which is worst among Chicago’s receivers. His 3.5 yards after catch per reception also rank dead last on the team, minimum two catches. That has led to him earning just 7.8 yards per reception, down from his career mark of 13.4 entering 2025.
Zaccheaus has shown flashes before, clearing 500 yards with the Atlanta Falcons in 2022 and the Washington Commanders in 2024. He has never finished above WR62, however.
Chicago Bears Wide Receiver Depth Chart
As it stands, Zaccheaus is the WR3 in Chicago. Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore are undoubtedly the top two options in the passing game, even if the former has been less productive from a fantasy standpoint in recent weeks. Odunze was averaging 19.9 PPR fantasy points per game prior to the Bears’ Week 5 bye, but just 7.2 since. Moore, on the other hand, finally reached 70 receiving yards in each of the past two weeks. He also notched a passing and rushing touchdown against the Bengals, making for a season-high 22.98-point fantasy showing.
Odunze is WR21 in fantasy, while Moore is WR37. They have 31 and 30 receptions, respectively, with Zaccheaus right there at 31, too.
Rookie Luther Burden III missed Week 9 after suffering a concussion in Week 8. The No. 39 overall pick leads the Bears with 2.71 yards per route run, so he could break out when he returns to action. Burden already went for 101 yards and a touchdown in Week 3, showing that there is upside there.
Speaking of rookies, tight end Colston Loveland racked up 29.8 PPR fantasy points in Week 9. He is averaging 14.0 since Week 7, all while Cole Kmet has battled through a back injury and concussion. Then there are running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai. Swift is the more dangerous pass-catcher between the two, although he is managing a groin injury.
Is Olamide Zaccheaus worth a roster spot?
Zaccheaus will almost certainly reach double-digit fantasy points again at some point in 2025, but trying to guess when that will happen won’t be easy. His ceiling isn’t very high at all, either, especially in non-PPR formats. His first real breakout performance came when Odunze recorded zero catches on three targets, which is very unlikely to happen again. Add to that Loveland’s emergence and the looming threat of Burden behind him on the depth chart, and Zaccheaus doesn’t project to be a very reliable fantasy option down the stretch.
There are probably better stop-gap option out there on the waiver wire, especially with the trade deadline shaking things up. And in terms of long plays, Zaccheaus doesn’t have the upside to warrant a roster spot down the line, unless you have been completely ravaged by injuries in a 14- or 16-team league.
