The Chicago Bears successfully navigated the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night, with the team making the selection of Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman.
Confetti was still floating through the air at Soldier Field, the NFC North banner newly raised above the crowd. In the middle of it all stood Caleb Williams, the Bears’ franchise quarterback, calling the moment just a starting point.
The first round of the 2026 NFL draft is over, and it was a doozy with plenty of trades and shocking picks. The Chicago Bears' selection of Dillon Thieneman ended up being one of the best picks of the night.
Oregon Ducks Safety Dillon Thieneman was drafted No. 25 overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2026 NFL Draft. The star safety is the No. 2 player at his position behind Ohio State’s Caleb Downs.
Since the year 2000, a total of 77 quarterbacks have been selected in the first round of the annual NFL Draft. How many of the 77 can you name in six minutes?
The Chicago Bears have made their first selection in the 2026 NFL draft, and it was a great one. Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman had been consistently mocked to the Minnesota Vikings at No.
Teams are finalizing their Big Boards with much of NFL free agency in the rearview mirror. There's a look at the least first-round mock draft as of April 8, 2026.
With the 25th overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the Chicago Bears found a long term boost to their struggling secondary. Chicago selected Oregon Ducks star Dillon Thieneman with their selection pick of the draft.
The Bears didn't wait long to address their most glaring remaining weakness. The prize of their free agent class, Coby Bryant, will obviously hold down one of their starting safety jobs, but his counterpart was previously a question mark.
Ben Johnson apparently learned something from watching the Bears move up and down the field at will against the 49ers last year only to get outscored 42-38.
The Chicago Bears made waves during the first-round of the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman, but it’s not the only move general manager Ryan Poles made on Thursday.
The Chicago Bears landed a steal with the 25th overall pick in the first-round of the 2026 NFL Draft by ending the slide of Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman to pair with Coby Bryant.
The Chicago Bears faced a tough salary cap situation this offseason, forcing them to move on from some key players. But even after releasing Tremaine Edmunds and trading DJ Moore, the Bears still needed to create more cap space.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The Chicago Bears enter the 2026 NFL Draft in an unfamiliar place. It’s been a while since the Bears were picking in the mid-20’s, spending the last few years picking in the top 10.
We are just hours away from the 2026 NFL Draft as of this writing, and in anticipation of the event Chicago Bears fans have been patiently waiting for, we're throwing up one last mock draft.
With Bears stadium legislation now passed into the hands of the Illinois Senate, it's no guarantee Arlington Heights will ever undertake the construction.
The mystery of who the top mock drafters see the Chicago Bears selecting has been revealed. It might not be who you'd think they would pick and looks more like Plan B.
The Chicago Bears are heading into the 2026 NFL Draft with flexibility—and they are not hiding it. After an aggressive roster-building stretch under general manager Ryan Poles, Chicago finds itself in a position where it can react to the board rather than chase it.
While the Bears have talked a lot about adding competition to the roster, the play on the field hasn’t quite matched up with those intentions. Braxton Jones posted a 55.5 PFF grade in 2025 and ended up losing his spot in the lineup.
Recently, the Bills had a bittersweet reality of their recent roster changes, and they are reportedly “not happy” about missing out on the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft after trading the 60th overall pick for DJ Moore.
With first-year HC Ben Johnson and Williams leading the charge, the Bears became one of the top positive surprises in 2025 before Chicago suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs.
The Bears’ 2025 offensive line overhaul produced multiple All-Pro nods, but the group has since encountered turbulence. Drew Dalman surprisingly retired after his first Chicago season; that followed an Ozzy Trapilo injury expected to keep him out for most (if not all) of the 2026 season.