The Bears snag impact safety Dillon Thieneman at No. 25

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

• 2023: 106 tackles, two tackles for loss, .5 sack, 6 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Second-Team All-Big Ten, Third-Team All-American

• 2024: 104 tackles 4.5 tackles for loss, sack, 7 pass breakups

• 2025: 96 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, First-Team All-Big Ten, First-Team All-American

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 defensive coordinator with the ability to line up all over the secondary and the athleticism to execute any assignment. He’s a magnet to ball-carriers coming from the third level and he knows just where to meet them on their tracks. Thieneman is a picture-perfect modern-day defender in the NFL who will be utilized in a myriad of ways to help keep a defense fluid and flexible from down-to-down.

Strengths

• Impressive combination of elite athleticism with elite production to go along with it
• Elite production in three seasons (300+ tackles, 8 interceptions)
• Seems magnetized the way he’s always around the ball and in on the action

Weakness

• Aggressive tendency when coming down to support the run will lead to missed opportunities
• Does not last long in man coverage
• Questionable pursuit angles towards the sideline

Athletic Testing/Measurables

• Height: 6’0”
• Weight: 201 pounds
• 40-yard dash: 4.38 seconds
• 10-yard split: 1.52 seconds
• Vertical jump: 41 inches
• Broad jump: 10 feet, 5 inches
• 3-cone drill: N/A
• Short shuttle: N/A
• Bench Press: 18 reps