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Tyler Warren won't have to change his wardrobe too much as he heads to the NFL. The Penn State tight end was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the no. 14 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Waren is exchanging one shade of blue for another.
Warren is coming off a stellar season for Penn State. In the 2024 season, in addition to being Penn State's leading receiver with 1,233 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, Warren also rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns and was a monster in short-yardage situations for the Nittany Lions. Warren also became the first Penn State player in program history to win the nation's Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation's top tight end in college football.
In its history, Penn State has had 25 tight ends drafted by NFL teams since 1969. Warrem is the fifth tight end to be drafted under head coach James Franklin, and this is the third straight year a Penn State tight end has been drafted by an NFL team. Theo Johnson was a fourth-round pick of the New York Giants in 2024 and Brenton Strange was a second-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021. Warren is the first Penn State tight end to be selected in the first round since Kyle Brady went to the New York Jets with the no. 9 pick in the 1995 NFL draft. The only other Penn State tight end to be a first-round draft pick in addition to Warren and Brady was Ted Kwalick in 1969 (no.7 overall, San Francisco 49ers).
Warren was the second Penn State player to be selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. He followed edge rusher Abdul Carter, who was the third overall pick of the New York Giants.
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Warren is coming off a stellar season for Penn State. In the 2024 season, in addition to being Penn State's leading receiver with 1,233 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, Warren also rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns and was a monster in short-yardage situations for the Nittany Lions. Warren also became the first Penn State player in program history to win the nation's Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation's top tight end in college football.
In its history, Penn State has had 25 tight ends drafted by NFL teams since 1969. Warrem is the fifth tight end to be drafted under head coach James Franklin, and this is the third straight year a Penn State tight end has been drafted by an NFL team. Theo Johnson was a fourth-round pick of the New York Giants in 2024 and Brenton Strange was a second-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021. Warren is the first Penn State tight end to be selected in the first round since Kyle Brady went to the New York Jets with the no. 9 pick in the 1995 NFL draft. The only other Penn State tight end to be a first-round draft pick in addition to Warren and Brady was Ted Kwalick in 1969 (no.7 overall, San Francisco 49ers).
Warren was the second Penn State player to be selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. He followed edge rusher Abdul Carter, who was the third overall pick of the New York Giants.
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