Quarterback J.J. McCarthy faked a handoff to a receiver in motion before launching a 45-yard pass that Loveland caught over his left shoulder. After sprinting into the end zone, the freshman turned to the crowd of 106,787 and put his finger to his lips.

Two days before the Bears would draft him and change his life forever, Loveland helped brand cattle back home in Gooding, Idaho.

Ben Johnson used his first pick as head coach on Colston Loveland, who became the Bears' highest-drafted tight end since Mike Ditka at No. 5 in 1961.