There is a lot of questions as to what the Bears plan to do, but one thing is reasonably certain. The Bears will draft a tight end and probably on the first day of the draft. Here are the combine numbers for the top 8 tight ends in the draft. There is a 9th TE in the draft, Jeff King from Virginia Tech, but I couldn't find any reliable numbers for him anywhere.
| Player | School | Height | Weight | 40 time | Bench | Vertical |
| Vernon Davis | Maryland | 6' 3 | 253 | 4.38 | 255-33 reps | 42" |
| Marcedes Lewis | UCLA | 6' 6 | 254 | 4.79 | 225-23 reps | 37" |
| Leonard Pope | Gerogia | 6' 7 | 250 | 4.62 | 225-22 reps | 37 1/2" |
| Dominique Byrd | USC | 6' 3 | 255 | 4.38 | 255-33 reps | 42" |
| Anthony Fasano | Notre Dame | 6' 4 | 259 | 4.86 | 225-19 reps | 33 1/2" |
| Tim Day | Oregon | 6' 3 | 256 | 4.74 | 255-24 reps | 35" |
| Joe Klopfenstein | Colorado | 6' 6 | 255 | 4.63 | 255-27 reps | 36" |
| David Thomas | Texas | 6' 3 | 256 | 4.74 | 255-24 reps | 35" |