Tyler Warren at Penn State
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Tight end, Penn State, 2020–⁠24

Tyler Warren

Number
No. 44
Height
6′6″
Weight
257 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Mechanicsville, VA
Born
May 24, 2002, in Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Tyler Warren played tight end at Penn State (2020–⁠24). He won the 2024 John Mackey Award. He finished seventh in the 2024 Heisman vote. The Indianapolis Colts took Warren in the first round, No. 14 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,233
Receiving yards, 2024 (Penn State, 13–⁠3)
Best game
224 yards
At USC, week 7, 2024: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving yards, 2024
Drafted
No. 14
Overall, 2025 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Washington, 202417catches, career highat USC, 2024224receiving yards, career highat USC, 20242receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Boise State, 2024

Honors

All-America: FWAA 2024; Sporting News 2024; CBS Sports 2024; ESPN 2024; Sports Illustrated 2024; The Athletic 2024

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Penn State56112.2129
2022Penn State1012312.3338
2023Penn State3442212.4775
2024Penn State1041,23311.9838
Career1531,83912.01975

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Penn State661.023
2024Penn State262188.4448
Career322247.0648

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Penn State44TERS
2021Penn State44TEFr.
2022Penn State44TESo.
2023Penn State44TEJr.
2024Penn State44TESr.6′6″257

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Penn State110.72––8.0––
2022Penn State110.95––10.4––
2023Penn State391.2090th (n=681)0.8046.95%–
2024Penn State1440.8337th (n=581)0.92120.014%0.33

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Penn State 16 games, 104 catches, 1,233 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠12330119–
Sep 7vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠278146030–
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠055011616
Sep 28vs.IllinoisW 21–⁠743401513
Oct 5vs.UCLAW 27–⁠113291155
Oct 12atUSCW 33–⁠30172241344
Oct 26atWisconsinW 28–⁠137460152
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠2044703147
Nov 9vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠68750217
Nov 16atPurdueW 49–⁠10812713863
Nov 23atMinnesotaW 26–⁠2581020280
Nov 30vs.MarylandW 44–⁠766812032
Dec 7vs.OregonL 37–⁠457840282
Dec 21 ✦vs.SMUW 38–⁠104330156
Dec 31 ✦vs.Boise StateW 31–⁠14663217–
Jan 9 ✦vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠2767502721
2023 Penn State 13 games, 34 catches, 422 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠151909–
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 63–⁠763719–
Sep 16atIllinoisW 30–⁠13335113–
Sep 23vs.IowaW 31–⁠02927–
Sep 30atNorthwesternW 41–⁠13225015–
Oct 14vs.MassachusettsW 63–⁠021417–
Oct 21atOhio StateL 12–⁠20111011–
Oct 28vs.IndianaW 33–⁠24225021–
Nov 4atMarylandW 51–⁠15451118–
Nov 11vs.MichiganL 15–⁠24225019–
Nov 18vs.RutgersW 27–⁠6232023–
Nov 24vs.Michigan StateW 42–⁠0222114–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Ole MissL 25–⁠385127075–
2022 Penn State 7 games, 10 catches, 123 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atPurdueW 35–⁠31323015–
Sep 10vs.OhioW 46–⁠10116016–
Oct 22vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠17138138–
Oct 29vs.Ohio StateL 31–⁠441404–
Nov 19atRutgersW 55–⁠10110110–
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 35–⁠16217114–
Jan 2 ✦vs.UtahW 35–⁠21115015–
2021 Penn State 8 games, 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠201220221
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠17––––3
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠0––––0
Oct 23vs.IllinoisL 18–⁠20––––2
Nov 6atMarylandW 31–⁠14––––0
Nov 13vs.MichiganL 17–⁠211212–
Nov 20vs.RutgersW 28–⁠0237029–
Jan 1 ✦vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠241000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′5½″
Weight256 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan76½″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

Pro Bowl: 2025

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Indianapolis Colts17768174
2026 (so far)Indianapolis Colts5302132
NFL career221061,0306

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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