The Bears made a splash with the selection of tight end Colston Loveland at 10th overall. We rounded up expert grades.

The Bears ’ first-round pick of Michigan tight end Loveland was a major surprise. Was it also a major gaffe? Or will it be a success, maybe even a game-changing one? In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, Loveland was topic No. 1.

The Chicago Bears picked tight end Colston Loveland out of the University of Michigan at No. 10 for their first round pick Thursday night. Loveland was born and raised on a farm in the small town of Bliss, Idaho. He grew up wrangling horses and raising sheep but also loved basketball and football.