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Bears' hopes to drafting Dillon Thieneman were dashed with combine performance

The Chicago Bears have a ton of concerns at the safety position with Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker pending free agents.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles has been open about re-signing Byard, which leaves the team to find a replacement for Brisker in the 2026 NFL Draft. There is one name that has been on every Bears fan's wishlist to select with the 25th overall pick: Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman.

Dillon Thieneman helped himself to be select well before the Bears

The Bears would have loved to have Thieneman with the 25th overall pick, but that kind of speed is hard to find in a safety, so some team within the top 20 will get him.