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Dillon Thieneman

Safety, Chicago Bears · #31.

Player facts

Team: Chicago Bears
Position: Safety
Number: 31
Born: Aug 8, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Westfield, IN, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 201 lbs
College: Oregon
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	INT	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	37	20	17	1	4	3	3
Last 5 Games	37	20	17	1	4	3	0
Career	37	20	17	1	4	3	3

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ GB	L 31-7	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs NYJ	W 23-12	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 28	vs PHI	W 27-7	6	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs MIN	L 9-3	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CAR	W 59-37	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Dillon Thieneman (born August 8, 2004) is an American professional football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Bears in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dillon Thieneman, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Thieneman attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana. In Thieneman's high school career, he totaled 246 tackles with 11 being for a loss, half a sack, 11 pass deflections, five interceptions, and a fumble recovery. Thieneman committed to play college football at Purdue over other schools such as Indiana, Minnesota, and Northwestern.

Purdue

Thieneman was named a starting safety as a freshman in 2023. In his first career game in the season opener, he recorded ten tackles and an interception, earning Big Ten Conference freshman of the week honors. The following week versus Virginia Tech, Thieneman recorded another interception. In week 6, he recorded eight tackles and an interception in a loss to Iowa. For his performance, Thieneman was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the second time.

In the final week of the season, Thieneman recorded two interceptions and eight tackles as Purdue defeated Indiana to keep the Old Oaken Bucket. He was named Big Ten freshman of the week for the fifth time, becoming the first defensive player to do so.

Thieneman was named the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year as the best freshman in the Big Ten. He set Purdue freshman records for interceptions (6) and solo tackles (74). On December 11, Thieneman was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, one of two freshmen to be named.

On December 4, 2024, Thieneman announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Oregon

Thieneman transferred to play for the Oregon Ducks for the 2025 season. He made 15 appearances for the Ducks in 2025, recording 96 combined tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and five pass deflections. Thieneman declared for the 2026 NFL draft following the season.