The Bears on Tuesday signed third-round draft pick Kiran Amegadjie, an offensive tackle from Yale, to a four-year contract.
The 6-5, 326-pounder started all 24 games he played the past three seasons at Yale, opening 10 contests in 2021 and 2022 before a quad injury that required surgery limited him to four games last season.
Amegadjie was named First-Team All-Ivy League each of the last two years at left tackle, allowing no sacks on 411 pass blocking snaps. In 2021, he was selected Honorable Mention All-Ivy League after starting 10 games at right guard.
Amegadjie grew up in the Chicago area as an avid Bears fan. He attended Hinsdale Central High school, joining the football team as a sophomore and helping the Red Devils win 25 games in his final three seasons.
With the 75th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears select Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie. Take a look at photos of Amegadjie in action.
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/u0085jsplknev01sngs9.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/jjzvdgeteevcz3jajdnf.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/p3j618pkdpcnx0emdy3f.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/tatrdxncp0w7fkvrgpwu.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/da4mdas1xeq2ratrvkun.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/inq26yxd1dgysr39orux.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/afpxycknpighvnrtgrrl.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/iwo8e6tu3nknieagbaxf.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/onzpraf6uodmzucaoaht.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/swayudtivov9h2fyry4y.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
![Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/tkd6n93byupjvep2jf1m.jpg)
Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
Amegadjie is the second of the Bears' five draft picks to sign a deal, joining fourth-round punter Tory Taylor. The three remaining unsigned picks are first-round quarterback Caleb Williams, first-round receiver Rome Odunze and fifth-round defensive end Austin Booker.
Check out the action from the Halas Hall practice fields, where 43 players – including the Bears' 2024 draft class – participated in a pair of rookie minicamp practices.
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rfjn4cffqnfvt7gevgmy.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![WR R.J. Mobley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/tp2lnv2ydslnnbrmwfxr.jpg)
WR R.J. Mobley
![LB Rich Miller Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/uw96gkiayfsaqoyejpmr.jpg)
LB Rich Miller Jr.
![OC Shane Waldron, QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/bx5ndppikodilee2bjwd.jpg)
OC Shane Waldron, QB Caleb Williams
![DL Austin Booker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/pqcwkx9dw0kluxcyxzbq.jpg)
DL Austin Booker
![DB Russell Dandy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/nuifttvmpqzfticly2va.jpg)
DB Russell Dandy
![DB Travian Blaylock](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/eszp7dsekp3ma53ekeaz.jpg)
DB Travian Blaylock
![DL Keith Randolph Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/auqpfrouxjtlqvaxcsbw.jpg)
DL Keith Randolph Jr.
![WR Rome Odunze](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/irgkmxgbltagscfiwgl2.jpg)
WR Rome Odunze
![Offensive assistant - running backs coach Jennifer King](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/bksudegvf5wrngopuuel.jpg)
Offensive assistant - running backs coach Jennifer King
![P Tory Taylor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kft0iadrijcqlaspqvoc.jpg)
P Tory Taylor
![WR Rome Odunze](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/d4fwp7pefqc1smj9ym2y.jpg)
WR Rome Odunze
![P Tory Taylor, coach Matt Eberflus](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/vasjllnvylke8j5rmcdd.jpg)
P Tory Taylor, coach Matt Eberflus
![WR Peter LeBlanc](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/icvfrnkoknmegmeyqfln.jpg)
WR Peter LeBlanc
![WR R.J. Mobley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rgbkh3zbmkapnezo4c27.jpg)
WR R.J. Mobley
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/csr16xu9hbb7xvkqcibt.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![OL Theo Benedet](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/lbkkrrlidk4piaxywajl.jpg)
OL Theo Benedet
![LB Carl Jones Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/mgduzchsolageyapfc9d.jpg)
LB Carl Jones Jr.
![WR John Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/xrvq3if66x8jpbp9vpkw.jpg)
WR John Jackson
![WR Marcus Rogers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ovtr4qfgnww5lvte4ww2.jpg)
WR Marcus Rogers
![QB Austin Reed](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ix1y2rof8y5mxyjfxtus.jpg)
QB Austin Reed
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/sx4j1azhanbytwenqiwj.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![TE Brenden Bates](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/zyjysltgs5leavwgbxm4.jpg)
TE Brenden Bates
![Coach Matt Eberflus, general manager Ryan Poles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/hnlpyxvrqffcbugrzquo.jpg)
Coach Matt Eberflus, general manager Ryan Poles
![P Tory Taylor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/yfcdkruipu69gsxvih7b.jpg)
P Tory Taylor
![WR Rome Odunze](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/j0vwgpzb9hfeoxa6axqi.jpg)
WR Rome Odunze
![WR John Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ty1efr8oymwj83eoebos.jpg)
WR John Jackson
![Passing game coordinator Thomas Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/guae9cvvswvb8odv1sex.jpg)
Passing game coordinator Thomas Brown
![DB Parry Nickerson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/deasvfrmr306ksrsk0t1.jpg)
DB Parry Nickerson
![DB Travian Blaylock](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ioggojnkowqwxl1sghfy.jpg)
DB Travian Blaylock
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ivz2uxjj1hemlkzgr7lk.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![TE Shelton Zeon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/jmhnljrs4gew5fqeroga.jpg)
TE Shelton Zeon
![WR Peter LeBlanc](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/hiybttpvzxpni42uhaqm.jpg)
WR Peter LeBlanc
![WR Freddie Swain](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rlmsf9huk00b1iz7ofyl.jpg)
WR Freddie Swain
![DL Austin Booker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kfrrkpd3khifznq338bd.jpg)
DL Austin Booker
![DL Jamree Kromah](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/zykvhmrol4uoccltnvzh.jpg)
DL Jamree Kromah
![P Tory Taylor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/y7g75fkiwdyi8bhh816g.jpg)
P Tory Taylor
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/mrvjsuirrzhdrwzkkvbg.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![RB T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/cg6nxxteapcrmkaxn0tp.jpg)
RB T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye
![DL Austin Booker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/fmkg0brdd3dti3gcjxmo.jpg)
DL Austin Booker
![QB Caleb Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kiw1ws8r6k7r5ftw1xq1.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams
![DL Jamree Kromah](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/oqtelxyt2xbvuvxbkrkb.jpg)
DL Jamree Kromah
![DL Keith Randolph Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rm24dluogomaolitaz6c.jpg)
DL Keith Randolph Jr.
![DL Austin Booker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/kekkik4jgzkxagtghg7u.jpg)
DL Austin Booker
![WR John Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/pvuoqcefyzvm4fquvldd.jpg)
WR John Jackson
![2024_Rookie_Mini_Camp_036](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/vl0qxdva45lwxix8olce.jpg)
![QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze, DL Austin Booker, OL Kiran Amegadjie, P Tory Taylor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/qtw37t9h5c7p6nbu5r1i.jpg)
QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze, DL Austin Booker, OL Kiran Amegadjie, P Tory Taylor
![Coach Matt Eberflus, QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze, DL Austin Booker, OL Kiran Amegadjie, P Tory Taylor, general manager Ryan Poles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/dbd4k0igkp6xepruptw2.jpg)
Coach Matt Eberflus, QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze, DL Austin Booker, OL Kiran Amegadjie, P Tory Taylor, general manager Ryan Poles
![2024_Rookie_Mini_Camp_047](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/os6pgr246pm9b6ocdhwr.jpg)