Tyler Warren
Tyler William Warren is an American professional football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. 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
Warren was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia, on May 24, 2002. He attended Atlee High School in Mechanicsville, where he played baseball, basketball, and was the starting quarterback on the football team. He threw for 876 yards and nine touchdowns and also rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season. As a senior, Warren passed for 1,149 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 677 yards and 10 touchdowns. Warren initially committed to play college football at Virginia Tech over offers from Virginia and Syracuse, but later decommitted and reopened his recruitment. He later signed to play at Penn State.College career
Warren played in two games during his true freshman season with Penn State while maintaining a redshirt on the year. 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. Warren caught 10 passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns during his redshirt sophomore season. He tied a college football record for tight ends with 17 receptions against USC. At the conclusion of the 2024 regular season he won the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end.Professional career
In the 2025 NFL draft, Warren was drafted in the first round by the Indianapolis Colts with the 14th overall pick.Warren had a strong start in his rookie season. He was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in Week 2 with 79 receiving yards on four receptions. Warren led all tight ends in reception yards through the first eight weeks of the season. He also served as the Colts' emergency quarterback.