Tyler Warren

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Tyler Warren
Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 44
Position Tight end
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Major
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Atlee (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
Career highlights and awards

Tyler William Warren is an American football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions. In 2024 he won the John Mackey Award as the top tight end in college football.

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Early life

Warren was raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and attended Atlee High School, 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

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]

College statistics

Penn State Nittany Lions [a]
SeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2020 20000.00000.00
2021 13056112.21661.02
2022 1231012312.33000.00
2023 13123442212.57000.00
2024 1414921,09511.96241978.24
Career 54291411,70112.117302036.86
  1. ↑ Warren completed 3/6 passing attempts for 35 yards and a touchdown

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References

  1. ↑ Snyder, Ryan (January 1, 2025). "Zakee Wheatley and Tyler Warren take home MVP honors in Fiesta Bowl following Penn State's win over Boise State". on3.com. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Richmond area is producing high-level quarterback recruits like never before". Richmond Times-Dispatch . August 21, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Snyder, Ryan (July 3, 2019). "Virginia Ath. Tyler Warren Commits". Rivals.com . Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Penn State offense adds another dimension with emergence of 'best-kept secret' Tyler Warren". The Patriot-News . September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren, who had committed to Virginia Tech, reopens recruitment". Richmond Times-Dispatch . June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren commits to Penn State, where he'll play tight end". Richmond Times-Dispatch . July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Penn State football: Tight ends looking to bounce back". The Tribune-Democrat . August 11, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Buckman, Andrew (June 22, 2023). "2023 Penn State football snapshot profile: No. 44 Tyler Warren". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today . Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Tyler Warren wins first Mackey Award in Penn State history". Yahoo Sports. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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