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Former Penn State tight end and 2024 Mackey Award winner. Warren's 153 college catches, 1,839 receiving yards and 25 total touchdowns are historical program benchmarks; the Colts drafted him 14th overall in 2025.
Tyler Warren is a former Penn State tight end whose 2024 season changed the program's standard at the position. He won the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end, finished seventh in Heisman voting and earned first-team All-America honors. He is not part of Penn State's 2026 roster.
Warren finished his Penn State career with 153 receptions, 1,839 receiving yards, 19 receiving touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns. Penn State lists him first among its tight ends in career receptions, receiving yards and total touchdowns. His 17-catch, 224-yard game at USC in October 2024 set a Penn State single-game receptions record and tied an FBS record for a tight end.
Those numbers explain why later Penn State tight ends are often compared with Warren, but they should not be treated as a forecast. His role combined high-volume receiving with rushing and occasional passing usage; the 2026 tight end group is a different personnel mix. The Indianapolis Colts selected Warren 14th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, closing his college career before the current season.
Sources checked October 7, 2026