Chicago Bears take a big swing at tight end in 2025 NFL Draft

In the first round of his second NFL Draft, Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles surprised everybody by choosing University of Tennessee O-lineman Darnell Wright.

In the first round of his third NFL Draft, Poles surprised nobody by selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams and University of Washington receiver Rome Odunze.

In the first round of his fourth NFL Draft, Poles went back to his whole surprising-everybody thing, nabbing University of Michigan tight end, Colston Loveland.

Some Bears fans didn’t take it well.

The Windy City Gets Salty

Seconds after NFL Commish Roger Goodell made the announcement, Bears Nation took to Twitter, where they let it fly.

Loveland to the Bears. I’m good. I’m fine pic.twitter.com/9Vtg2YJiW5
— pinkpanther (@pinkpanther4056) April 25, 2025

Sometimes you can just look at a person and you can tell that there’s no way they should be a top 10 NFL draft pick regardless of what the combine stats or whatever else say. I present to you Colston Loveland. What a dumb pick by the Bears. pic.twitter.com/d5LpAZvz6K
— Frankie (@CaptainKnots888) April 25, 2025

The Chicago Bears picking Colston Loveland over Tyler Warren… pic.twitter.com/bGFc8UgSlR
— Caleb Conrad (@CalebConrad23) April 25, 2025

But Not Everybody Was Irked

There were, however, a goodly number of fans who expressed plenty of optimism.

i preferred loveland to warren in the TE class. fine with what the bears did given how the board played out.
— shea (@sheanorling) April 25, 2025

Scouting report per a buddy on new Bears TE:

“Warren over rated as an inline guy, not a good blocker, not a good route runner, fun for manufactured touches.

Loveland is a weapon. blocking upside, size, but is a significantly more fluid athlete. Has kelce type route running.”
— Daniel Coltun (@danielcoltun) April 25, 2025

The #Bears take Michigan TE Colston Loveland.

Some might be surprised they take Loveland over Tyler Warren. But he’s a much better complement to Cole Kmet.

This is Ben Johnson’s version of Sam LaPorta. pic.twitter.com/J3Gvh5rXd1
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) April 25, 2025

Finally, one concerned fan was worried about how incumbent Chicago TE1 Cole Kmet feels about the whole thing:

Cole Kmet watching the Bears pick Colston Loveland on his television pic.twitter.com/RdiWuDBpm1
— ӄɨռɢ ♱ (@RAZ0RBACKS) April 25, 2025

Listen, Cole will be fine. And so will the Bears.