Tyler Warren
| No. 84 – Indianapolis Colts | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 24, 2002 Mechanicsville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Atlee (Mechanicsville) |
| College: | Penn State (2020–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: 1st round, 14th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Tyler William Warren (born May 24, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning the John Mackey Award in 2024 prior to being selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Warren was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia, on May 24, 2002.[1] He attended Atlee High School in Mechanicsville, where he played baseball, basketball, and was the starting quarterback on the football team.[2] He threw for 876 yards and nine touchdowns and also rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season.[3] As a senior, Warren passed for 1,149 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 677 yards and 10 touchdowns.[4] Warren initially committed to play college football at Virginia Tech over offers from Virginia and Syracuse, but later decommitted and reopened his recruitment.[5] He later signed to play at Penn State.[6]
College career
[edit]Warren played in two games during his true freshman season with Penn State while maintaining a redshirt on the year.[7] He played both tight end and fullback as a redshirt freshman and had five receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown and also rushed six times for six yards and two touchdowns.[8] Warren caught 10 passes for 123 yards and three touchdown during his redshirt sophomore season.[9] He tied a college football record for tight ends with 17 receptions against USC.[10] At the conclusion of the 2024 regular season he won the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end.[11]
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 422 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 104 | 1,233 | 11.9 | 8 | 26 | 218 | 8.4 | 4 |
| Career | 56 | 31 | 153 | 1,839 | 12.0 | 19 | 32 | 224 | 7.0 | 6 |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) |
256 lb (116 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[12][13] | ||||||||||||
In the 2025 NFL draft, Warren was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 14th overall pick.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Amico, Anthony. "2025 NFL Draft Prospect Database | Establish The Run". Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "The Richmond area is producing high-level quarterback recruits like never before". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 21, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, Ryan (July 3, 2019). "Virginia Ath. Tyler Warren Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State offense adds another dimension with emergence of 'best-kept secret' Tyler Warren". The Patriot-News. September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren, who had committed to Virginia Tech, reopens recruitment". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren commits to Penn State, where he'll play tight end". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Dual-threat Tyler Warren fitting in at new position, contributing at old one for Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 1, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State football: Tight ends looking to bounce back". The Tribune-Democrat. August 11, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Buckman, Andrew (June 22, 2023). "2023 Penn State football snapshot profile: No. 44 Tyler Warren". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "AP Player of the Week: Penn State's Tyler Warren set TE receiving record with 17 catches against USC". AP News. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Warren wins first Mackey Award in Penn State history". Yahoo Sports. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Warren Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Tyler Warren College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "First-Round Pick Tyler Warren Focused On Being a Colt". Indianapolis Colts On SI. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.