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Spiegel & Holmes Show

NFL Draft Special: Reaction to Bears selecting Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ramie Makhlouf, Anthony Herron and Judson Richards reacted to the Bears selecting Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman at No. 25 overall in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

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0:00.0

Let's see who it is.

0:00.9

We're heading out to Pittsburgh.

0:02.1

Roger Goodell headed to the podium.

0:03.7

With the 25th pick in the 26th NFL draft,

0:08.7

the Chicago Bears select Dylan Thineman.

0:12.0

There it is.

0:13.0

Defensive back, Oregon.

0:15.6

That's, again, it was a clean sweep before the pick.

0:19.4

And as we went around the horn and said who we would like to see them take.

0:24.7

Just a quick rundown of Dan Bruegler's sort of write-up on Dylan Thineman.

0:29.7

One year starter at Oregon, a productive post-safety at Purdue for two seasons.

0:34.6

Transferred to Eugene for his junior season. Earned a 2025 All-American

0:39.2

nod for the Ducks with both of his interceptions, clinching victories late in the game,

0:44.1

collected more than 300 combined tackles in three college seasons. Average 7.9

0:50.5

tackles per start. Open field athleticism says C-Liman has a lot to offer in the NFL because of his versatility, making plays over the top in coverage or downhill versus the run.

1:02.1

Shows impressive range and anticipation from the deep half of the field, as well as the intelligence to understand what opponents are trying to do.

1:10.4

Although he doesn't always play up to his

1:12.1

testing numbers. He can guard both sidelines and sort through routes. He can clean up some things

1:17.3

in the run game too. He has a nose for the ball and doesn't hesitate flying to the contact

1:23.3

point. That sounds like exactly what the bears needed and that secondary aunt. This is exciting.

1:28.9

This is a really exciting draft pick for Ryan Poles for the Chicago Bears. I can only imagine

1:33.6

what that war room at Hall looked like, how it exploded as more and more picks came off the board

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