NFL draftniks insisted that Penn State tight end Tyler Warren was at the top of his position heading into the draft last week, but NFL teams had different plans.
Former Michigan football TE Colston Loveland ended up being the first tight end selected at No. 10 overall by the Chicago Bears, and as it turns out, there may have been a number of teams that coveted the talented former Wolverine.
According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport on the Pat McAfee Show, teams appeared to be actively working to trade up to potentially secure Loveland. At least, that’s how it looks.
“Before the draft, I’m starting to hear a couple of teams (were) really, really active trying to trade up,” Rapoport said. “A couple of teams — I heard the Texans were, I heard the Broncos were. Now, no one is ever going to tell you who they’re trying to trade up for because obviously, they don’t want someone else taking them. So the only thing I can tell is when the calls stop. When you’re trying to trade up for someone and then the calls stop, you were probably trying to trade up for that guy.
“The Bears take Colston Loveland at 10, and a bunch of calls stopped.”
“Before the draft I’m starting to hear that a couple of teams are really actively trying to trade up..
I heard that the Texans and Broncos were..
The Bears take Colston Loveland at 10 and then a bunch of calls stop” ~ @RapSheet#PMSLivepic.twitter.com/DRFo3ZOzez
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 28, 2025
When it came to the Michigan football offense last year, Loveland was basically the entire pass game, in terms of making it go. Though he had some injury concerns and his season wasn’t quite as prolific as Warren’s was for the Nittany Lions, Loveland has everything that NFL teams would want in a star tight end.
In Chicago, Loveland pairs nicely with former Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet as well as quarterback Caleb Williams.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: NFL teams reportedly tried to trade up to select Colston Loveland
NFL draftniks insisted that Penn State tight end Tyler Warren was at the top of his position heading into the draft last week, but NFL teams had different plans.
Former Michigan football TE Colston Loveland ended up being the first tight end selected at No. 10 overall by the Chicago Bears, and as it turns out, there may have been a number of teams that coveted the talented former Wolverine.
According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport on the Pat McAfee Show, teams appeared to be actively working to trade up to potentially secure Loveland. At least, that’s how it looks.
“Before the draft, I’m starting to hear a couple of teams (were) really, really active trying to trade up,” Rapoport said. “A couple of teams — I heard the Texans were, I heard the Broncos were. Now, no one is ever going to tell you who they’re trying to trade up for because obviously, they don’t want someone else taking them. So the only thing I can tell is when the calls stop. When you’re trying to trade up for someone and then the calls stop, you were probably trying to trade up for that guy.
“The Bears take Colston Loveland at 10, and a bunch of calls stopped.”
“Before the draft I’m starting to hear that a couple of teams are really actively trying to trade up..
I heard that the Texans and Broncos were..
The Bears take Colston Loveland at 10 and then a bunch of calls stop” ~ @RapSheet#PMSLivepic.twitter.com/DRFo3ZOzez
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 28, 2025
When it came to the Michigan football offense last year, Loveland was basically the entire pass game, in terms of making it go. Though he had some injury concerns and his season wasn’t quite as prolific as Warren’s was for the Nittany Lions, Loveland has everything that NFL teams would want in a star tight end.
In Chicago, Loveland pairs nicely with former Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet as well as quarterback Caleb Williams.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: NFL teams reportedly tried to trade up to select Colston Loveland
