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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS First-rounder Dillon needs to be a thrillin’ fill-in Kid can play Bears’ first three picks in NFL Draft — Nos. 25, 57 and 69 — show no urgency to attack biggest needs I guess Poles really is into best rated player on their board, as he claims. NFL Draft: Bears […]
With the No. 89 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected LSU wide receiver Zavion Thomas. The Bears needed depth at the wide receiver position going into the draft. Teams usually carry six wide receivers on their 53-man roster, and their WR5 and WR6 were J.P. Richardson and Maurice Alexander, respectively. Thomas […]
With the No. 69 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Stanford tight end Sam Roush. The selection of a tight end within the first three rounds of the NFL Draft was a massive surprise, considering the Bears’ current tandem of Colston Loveland and Cole Kmet. However, they utilized last year’s third-string […]
With the No. 57 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Iowa center Logan Jones. After the sudden retirement of Drew Dalman this offseason, the Bears had a last-second opening at center right before free agency. They traded for Garrett Bradbury, but given he’s on the last year on his current deal, […]
With their third pick of the night, the Chicago Bears have selected LSU wide receiver Zavion Thomas with the 89th pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The theme of this offseason has been speed, and Thomas (5’10 3/8″, 190 pounds) ran a 4.28 forty at the NFL Combine. He can return […]
With their second pick on day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected Sam Roush, a tight end from Stanford, with the 69th pick in the third round after a trade down from 60 with the Tennessee Titans. Roush (6’6”, 257) projects to a Y tight end, and with Ben Johnson’s […]
The Chicago Bears got a solid haul for DJ Moore this offseason, trading him to the Buffalo Bills for a high pick. Chicago sent a pick along with Moore to the Bills, so it’s worth taking a look at what both teams did with the selections as we leave the 2026 NFL Draft in the […]
Shortly after taking Iowa center Logan Jones, the Chicago Bears traded pick #60 to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for pick #69 and pick #144. This means that they gave up 300 points of value for only 279 points. This was yet another discount in a night that was full of them. The “DJ Moore […]
With the 57th pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected Iowa center Logan Jones. After getting a likely day one starter at safety yesterday in Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman, today the Bears add a player who projects to be their 2027 starting center, while 30-year-old Garrett Bradbury mans […]
The first day of the 2026 NFL Draft ended with a flurry of trades, and the second day picked up where Thursday night left off. The Raiders traded out within minutes, and the Houston Texans gave them #38 and #91 (656 points) in order to get #36 and #117 (600 points). So, that’s functionally a […]
With the Chicago Bears picking at 25 overall in the first round, the odds on them landing an impact player were low. Sure, the prospect at 25 was bound to be a rookie contributor, and there was always a chance he could have won a starting role in 2026, but Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman was the […]
Hello, Chicago Bears Fans! So let me set the scene for our discussion. I have been watching NFL Drafts since the early 1990s, mocking draft scenarios and rooting for player X or Y to drop to the Bears at our pick. I cannot tell you how often I have rooted for a player to drop […]
The first round of the NFL Draft broke perfectly for the Chicago Bears when Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman fell. The Bears were able to stay at 25 and draft the best player available while filling a roster hole. “It just happened for this one that the sequence landed right on a need,” General Manager Ryan […]
The Chicago Bears are starting to draft like a team that is playing with house money. A year after drafting Colston Loveland and Luther Burden as the BPA flex that many have been wishing for, Ryan Poles once again utilizes his patience to select the best player on the board in Dillon Thieneman. Beyond that, […]
The Chicago Bears unexpectedly took Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman with the 25th overall pick last night, and having the best player available align with a massive need in the secondary was as perfect an outcome as general manager Ryan Poles could have hoped for. The first round, in general, has left things pretty good for […]
The Bears made one of the more heralded selections in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman. The No. 19 overall player on my board, Thieneman was seen as the consensus top safety in the class behind Ohio State’s Caleb Downs, who went No. 11 overall to the […]
After every pick of the NFL Draft, we’ll jump on our 2nd City Gridiron channel to share some quick thoughts about the Chicago Bears’ selections. All these shows will be quick hitters, jam-packed with info about our new Bears, and be available in both video and audio versions. Join our hosts and draft experts Ari […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS 2026 NFL Draft: Bears pick Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman at No. 25 The Bears have had an opening in the starting lineup alongside newcomer Coby Bryant, and Thieneman will get the inside track to win the job. SI bloke says “Bears Still Have Work to do at Safety Even With […]
With the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman. Based off the consensus, it was a surprise to see Thieneman still available with the No. 25 pick. I had him as the No. 19 player on my big board, while the PFSN expert consensus ranked him […]
We’ll compile all our articles, podcasts, and videos about the Chicago Bears’ draft picks in the story stream below, and we’ll also update this tracker as the picks are made and trades are executed. Here are Chicago’s current selections in the 2025 NFL Draft. Round 2: 57 Overall Round 2: 60 Overall (from the Buffalo […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The NFL Draft couldn’t have fallen better for the Chicago Bears, as versatile safety Dillon Thieneman […]
The Bears drafted Dillon Thieneman, safety, out of Oregon on Thursday night with the 25th overall pick. Here’s what you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Bears are getting: Thienemann has been an impact player across two schools in all three seasons of his collegiate career. He’s a versatile chess piece for a […]
The Chicago Bears stayed put in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and with the 25th overall selection, they took Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, Thieneman is the first Bears safety in the first round of the draft since USC’s Mark Carrier in 1990. This is also […]
According to Over The Cap, the Chicago Bears restructured the contracts of tight end Cole Kmet and right guard Jonah Jackson to free up $10.375 million in cap space. That’s about enough to cover their 2026 draft class, but since those guys aren’t normally signed immediately, they could be freeing up space for a player […]
After an interesting start to the NFL Draft that saw Carnell Tate as the first Ohio State player off the board and Arvell Reese go to the Giants, the Kansas City Chiefs traded up with the Cleveland Browns for the 6th selection in the draft, and the trade was textbook value. The Chiefs gave up […]