Defensive Back · Chicago Bears

Dillon Thieneman

No. 31 · Rookie

Pick 25 and a position that asks everything of you

Being a safety is about reading what everyone else is about to do before they do it. It is the last line. The one who has to know.

Dillon Thieneman is new to the Chicago Bears, arriving as the 25th pick in the draft. That number says the people running this team believe they found someone worth building around early.

A top-25 pick at safety is a statement. The Bears aren't filling a depth chart slot — they're handing a young player real responsibility, in a real hurry. Whatever Thieneman was before this, he is now the answer to a question a whole organization asked out loud.

The work starts now. So does the watching.

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