Tight end is, to little surprise, the position the Bears have targeted with the 10th overall pick. Rather thanĀ Tyler Warren, however, Chicago has selected Michigan’sĀ Colston Loveland.
The tight end if coming off a 2024 campaign where he took over as Michiganās top receiving option. Despite failing to reach his yardage total from 2023, Loveland still led the team in receptions (56), receiving yards (582), and receiving touchdowns (5) by a wide margin.
Those numbers also arenāt near the production put up by some of the more productive tight ends in the NCAA, but he still found himself as one of the top-ranked players at his position heading into the 2025 draft. Loveland and Warren were competing to be the first player at their position off the board, and it is a bit surprising that the former was the one to hear his name called first.
Still, at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, it’s easy to understand why the Bears opted for the player they did. The Bears were active last offseason as they added to rookie Caleb Williams‘ arsenal, and despite most of their offensive depth returning (Keenan Allen remains unsigned), the team is still investing on that side of the ball.
Tight end wasn’t necessarily a need for the Bears, and this selection could ultimately spell the end of Cole Kmet‘s tenure in Chicago. Kmet was handed a four-year, $50MM deal following his career year in 2023, although his numbers took an expected step back in 2024. With the addition of so many WRs, Kmet’s counting stats suffered, but he still finished the campaign with a career-high 70.9 percent success rate and 85.5 percent catching percentage.
The Bears surely won’t be in any rush to move on from Kmet, and the veteran could join his new rookie teammate as one of the league’s top TE duos. Still, with D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze around for the foreseeable future at receiver, there’s a chance Williams eventually settles on a trio of favorites, leaving Kmet on the outside looking in.
Ben Levine contributed to this post.
Better hope Tyler Warren is not better š
I’m stunned. I thought for sure they’d take Warren. Wow.
This pick is puzzling to be honest
Really like this pick. Creates match-up problems.
Agreeā¦. And he is obviously who Ben Johnson wanted and not Ty Warren and kept the 2nd round picks not trading up
I believe he will be a WR for them, similar to Gesicki, though listed at TE.
Adam Sheehan 2.0
Hello mock draft, meet fireplace.
Fr theyāre super off lmaoš¦¼
Gifting Warren to the Cowboys and they take a guard.
Colts got to take Warren now
In Ben Johnson we trust! Johnson must know something us Bears fans do not?! Go Bears!
The bears are screwed. We already have Cole Kmet, and why didnāt we draft Tyler Warren? Iām hoping to look stupid by saying this, but the bears will regret this
This is bad news for Durham Smythe, not Cole Kmet. Bear Down!
Makes sense. Loveland projects as better pass catcher than Warren. In Johnsonās offense the TE pass catcher is crucial.
āā¦The Browns surely wonāt be in any rush to move on from Kmetā??????
Who writes these stories?
Random bums
I think Loveland is about a good as Warren, but I don’t think either of them are as good as Kmet. I don’t see dual TEs work out that often. So did the Bears just spend their #10 on a backup TE?
We will see. Everyone wanted Johnson to be the Bears coach, they got him, so now its just a matter of holding on tight and hope for the best.
All I can say is I hate when I see an org trying to outsmart the consensus picks. When you are wrong, you look like a fool. At least if you pick the consensus pick, if you are wrong, you are slightly less of a fool as everyone was thinking the same thing for that pick at that draft position. Warren was the consensus pick, now like someone else posted above, they better hope Warren does not become a star in Indy and Loveland is not as good.
Not everyone wanted Johnson. He will be gone in three years.
What a dumb pick. Should have drafted Bowers last year instead of making this stupid pick.
Wont block alot, more an intermediate receiver for Williams.