Ben Johnson used his first pick as head coach on Colston Loveland, who became the Bears' highest-drafted tight end since Mike Ditka at No. 5 in 1961.

Multiple teams were looking to trade up in the NFL Draft until the Chicago Bears took TE Colston Loveland, and then those trade calls stopped, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Just about everyone expected Penn State tight end Tyler Warren to be the first tight end off the board in the 2025 NFL draft. However, the preseason intel had Colston Loveland, the Michigan football junior, as the likely top tight end in the country. The former knowledge ended up being correct.