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Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears<\/a> had a tremendous comeback season in 2025-26<\/a>, with the team landing at No. 1 in the NFC North and making it to the playoffs.<\/p>\n But\u00a0they didn’t go all the way to the Super Bowl, and that is something that obviously still stings for Johnson. He’s a perfectionist kind of a coach, and even though it was just his first year with the team, he had high, perhaps too high, expectations.<\/p>\n So, the second the Bears were out, Johnson went to the drawing board to figure out what positions to beef up heading into the new season.<\/p>\n Now, one move that Johnson made in the NFL Draft is getting stellar reviews.<\/p>\n In a feature for ESPN, Matt Bowen names the “best rookie team fits”<\/a> in the 2026 NFL Draft class. He gushes over the Bears’ selection<\/a> of safety Dillon Thieneman<\/a> at No. 25.<\/p>\n “With Thieneman and free agent signee Coby Bryant<\/a>, coordinator Dennis Allen now has two interchangeable safeties with strong ball skills,” he states in the piece. “Specifically, Thieneman’s speed and range to track the ball deep give Allen more flexibility in the game plan to move late or disguise from two-high shells.”<\/p>\nBen Johnson and Chicago Bears get praise for NFL Draft selection<\/h2>\n
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