The Chicago Bears are having a transformative offseason, and the name of the game has been offense. First overall pick Caleb Williams may have struggled with consistency in his rookie season, finishing the year as the 33rd-ranked quarterback in PFSN’s QB+ metric, with a 63.2 QB+ grade, but he still threw for 3,541 yards on a 62.5% completion rate with a 20:6 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
The team began its efforts in supporting Williams by hiring offensive wunderkind Ben Johnson as head coach, fresh off multiple seasons of leading the Detroit Lions to upper-echelon finishes in points and yards.
With Williams, Johnson, running back D’Andre Swift, and wideouts Rome Odunze and DJ Moore in place, the Bears have the foundation of a really strong offensive core. Still, the team didn’t rest on its laurels in the 2025 NFL Draft. With the 10th overall pick, Chicago took one of the best tight end prospects in the class.
Chicago Bears Take Colston Loveland With 10th Overall Pick in 2025 NFL Draft
Johnson experienced much success in 2024 in 12-man personnel, pairing Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright in multiple offensive packages. He’s clearly got his sights set on doing so in Chicago in 2025, as the team took Michigan tight end Colston Loveland in the first round of the draft.
Of course, the Bears already have Cole Kmet at tight end, though the 26-year-old struggled with Williams last season. He posted a 47/474/4 receiving line in 17 games, though he’s just a year removed from catching 73 passes for 719 yards.
In PFSN’s scouting report on Loveland, Ian Cummings praises the Michigan product for being a dominant, big-bodied receiving threat. However, he warns that Loveland needs to round out the other parts of his game to be anything more than a glorified wide receiver.
“Colston Loveland is right in the thick of the TE1 conversation, and in any class without Brock Bowers or Tyler Warren, Loveland would very likely be the unequivocal TE1. Injuries and incompetent quarterback play impacted Loveland’s production in 2024, and yet, he still achieved a career-high 56 catches and five touchdowns, while racking up 582 yards,” Cummings wrote.
“While Warren is more complete, Loveland has the higher pass-game ceiling. At 6’6″ and almost 250 pounds, Loveland moves with truly logic-defying flexibility and bend, which lends itself to elite route-running ability. His route tree is all-encompassing, leveraging razor-sharp instincts, with unmatched athleticism that makes him a mismatch nightmare.”
Obviously, Loveland ended up going ahead of Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, who ended up falling to the Indianapolis Colts at No. 14 overall.
The Bears now have one of the deepest, most malleable offensive lineups in the NFL, with Johnson calling the plays. Anything less than a massive jump from Williams in his sophomore campaign will be a disappointment.
