Bears pᴀss on Tyler Warren to make first shocking pick of 2025 NFL Draft

Bears pᴀss on Tyler Warren to make first shocking pick of 2025 NFL Draft

The Bears stunned just about everyone when they opted to take Michigan тιԍнт end Colston Loveland rather than selecting Penn State’s Tyler Warren, widely believed to be the top тιԍнт end, with the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. 

Warren had been a name linked to the Jets as a possible pick when the team selected at No. 7 overall — instead, they went with offensive tackle Armand Membou — and Pro Football Talk had reported that there had been some division among teams who was the top тιԍнт end, Warren or Loveland. 

The Bears clearly fell into the latter category, opting to make Loveland the first тιԍнт end taken in the draft. 

Michigan тιԍнт end Colston Loveland running with a football, chased by Ohio State safety Sonny Styles, during an NCAA college football game
The Bears selected Colston Loveland with the No. 10 pick of NFL draft. AP

The Colts took Warren off the board four picks later when they selected the Penn State product.

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Perhaps providing some insight into what teams had been thinking, ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes described Loveland as a “more traditional inline тιԍнт end, surprisingly good blocker and I have to think [Bears head coach Ben Johnson] liked that.” 

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said that he was “surprised” Loveland went ahead of Warren. 

“I like Loveland. He reminded me a lot of [Lions тιԍнт end Sam LaPorta], obviously Ben Johnson coming over from the Lions so that makes a lot of sense,” he said. “I’m not floored or shocked, but I am surprised that it’s Loveland over Tyler.” 

Penn State Nittany Lions тιԍнт end Tyler Warren (44) celebrating with teammate Harrison Wallace III (6) after scoring a touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl match against the Boise State Broncos
Tyler Warren fell to the Colts in the NFL draft. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Michigan product had 117 catches for 1,466 yards and 11 touchdowns during his college career and had been a part of the 2023 Wolverines squad that won a national championship. 

Over five years in Happy Valley, Warren recorded 153 receptions for 1,839 yards and 19 touchdowns. 

The 2024 campaign proved to be by far the best of Warren’s college career, recording 104 pᴀsses for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns.

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