Dillon Thieneman: DB · Oregon · #31.
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Dillon Thieneman
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ryan Walters and Dan Lanning. All-America (ESPN) in 2025 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas Tech — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Montana State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-3vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-14@ Northwestern | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7vs Oregon State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-24@ No. 3 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-30vs No. 7 Indiana | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-10@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-7vs Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 18-16@ Iowa | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-13vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 16 USC | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ Washington | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 51-34vs No. 19 James Madison | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 23-0vs No. 4 Texas Tech | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-56vs No. 1 Indiana | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 44 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL92 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
44.9%
436 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
64.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #49 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
How it ended
Three seasons, at Purdue and Oregon, 302 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #25 overall by the Chicago Bears.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
5 weekly honors (2023)
Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Walters and Dan Lanning.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
