LAKE FOREST, Ill. (670 The Score) – The Bears selected Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 10 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday evening.
Loveland, 21, was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Michigan and a second-team All-American in 2024. He hauled in 56 receptions for 582 yards and five touchdowns last season.
Loveland caught 11 touchdown passes over three seasons for the Wolverines and played a key part in helping Michigan win the national championship in the 2023 season.
In landing in Chicago, the 6-foot-6, 248-pound Loveland projects to play a key role in new Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Loveland will join a tight end group led by veteran Cole Kmet. Johnson is expected to prioritize using two-tight end sets in his scheme.
The Bears took Loveland over Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, who was considered by many to be the top tight end in this class.
The Bears' selection of Loveland marked the first time they drafted a tight end in the top 10 since they took Mike Ditka at No. 8 overall in 1961. Ditka went on to have a Hall of Fame career.
The Bears will introduce Loveland in a press conference Friday afternoon at Halas Hall.
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