The Bears knew they needed to add another starting safety opposite the prize of their free agency class, Coby Bryant. With this year's class featuring a loaded group of safeties, many thought they could afford to wait to address the position. However, Chicago's front office clearly thought staying true to their draft board was more important. They landed the player who was widely considered the second-best safety ( some even had him as their top-ranked guy ) in this year's class, Oregon's Dillon Thieneman, with the 25th pick . Bears director of college scouting Breck Ackley pointed to Dillon Thieneman’s pick against Penn State as the top standout moment in scouting him: “That’s a guy going to win a ballgame for his team and rely on this instincts.” pic.twitter.com/H45gZL8hY6 — Chris Emma (@CEmma670) April 24, 2026 The Bears have an elite young nucleus on offense. Caleb Williams, Colston Loveland, and Darnell Wright are all still on their rookie contracts and look like legit franchise cornerstones.…