Penn State Tight End Tyler Warren Set For Private Colts Workout

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The 2025 NFL Draft is only a month away, and all 32 franchises are ramping up their scouting efforts. Between April 24 and 26 at Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, the cream of college football will discover where they will begin their professional football careers. One young man, Tyler Warren, is highly sought after. The Penn State Nittany Lion is considered the best tight end of his class, and everyone knows that the Colts must bolster the tight end position if they are to improve on their 8-9 record from 2024.

While the sites offering the best online sports betting in Texas are busy piecing together the odds for who will be the overall number-one pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Tyler Warren is making himself busy with private workouts. According to several reports, Warren did not work out at Penn State’s pro day. Instead, he is doing private workouts for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and the San Diego Chargers.

A Slow Start to College Football But an Explosive Finish

It took a while for Warren’s college career to kick off. The Virginia native only played twice during his true freshman year in 2020 as he maintained his redshirt status. He played 13 games in 2021 but did not start before making 12 appearances (starting three) in 2022.

Warren made the starting tight end position his own during the 2023 campaign, starting in 12 of 13 games and racking up 422 yards and seven touchdowns from 34 receptions. However, it is his 2024 form that has sent NFL franchises into a scramble for his signature.

Warren started all 16 Penn State games during his senior season and was incredible each time he stepped onto the field. He enjoyed 104 receptions, gained 1,233 receiving yards for an 11.8 average, and scored eight touchdowns. Warren also had 218 rushing yards and four touchdowns from 26 rushing attempts. With numbers like that, it was no surprise that Warren won the John Mackey Award given to the nation’s top tight end. Additionally, Warren was named to the First-team All-American and the First-team All-Big Ten and collected the Big Ten Tight End of the Year award.

Tight End Reinforcements Required at the Lucas Oil Stadium

Everyone connected to the Colts knows the team needs to improve its passing game substantially, and Warren could be the catalyst for that. None of the Colts’ wide receivers finished with over 825 receiving yards, and Kylen Granson was the most productive tight end despite finishing the 2024 season with 182 yards from 14 receptions. Drew Ogletree and Will Mallory hardly pulled up trees, either.

Shane Steichen often assigns a block-heavy role to his tight ends, and Warren’s versatility enables him to perform such a role. Throughout his Penn State career, Warren lined up across the formation and proved himself a capable run-blocker.

Warren is soon heading to the Colts for a private workout, where Steichen and his coaching staff can get a closer look at the talented tight end. However, there is a significant stumbling. Most pundits predict Warren will be a top-ten pick, and the Indianapolis Colts’ first pick does not currently come in until 14. The Jets (7), Saints (9), and Bears (10) all come before the Colts in the pecking order, meaning they could have their work cut out for them if they are

keen on adding Warren to their roster unless they make some deals. Before the weekend, USA Today predicted the Colts could trade with the Jets for the number seven pick, enabling them to get their hands on Warren.

Who Will Be the Colts’ QB1 in 2025?

Whether or not the Colts can get a deal for Warren over the line, it remains to be seen who the Colts will select to be the team’s starting quarterback for the 2025 regular season. The Colts had high hopes for Anthony Richardson after he scored a perfect 10.0 RAS score. However, it has not worked out for Richardson so far.

A shoulder injury limited Richardson to only four games during his rookie season in 2023, although he did become the first rookie quarterback to score a rushing touchdown in his first three games. Last season was one to forget for the former number-four pick. Before being benched in Week 9, Richardson had a meager 44.4% pass completion through six games, the worst in the NFL. He improved slightly upon his return but has still only completed 50.6% of his 264 passing attempts over 15 games of his professional career.

On March 13, the Colts signed Daniel Jones to a one-year, $14 million contract, stating that there would be open competition with Richardson for the starting quarterback role. The New York Giants selected Jones as the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, but he has failed to live up to his college hype during his six years in the NFL.

Jones ended his Giants career with a 24-44-1 record as a starter, the lowest winning percentage among quarterbacks with at least 50 starts. In addition, Jones’s 3.1% touchdown percentage is the lowest among quarterbacks with at least 1,000 pass attempts since 2019. While it is fair to say the Giants struggled as a whole during Jones’s time at the MetLife Stadium, his numbers hardly instill confidence, especially as he has only thrown 10 touchdowns and 13 interceptions during the previous two seasons.

The picture should become clearer when the Colts announce their preseason opponents and schedule in May. By then, we shall also know where Warren is plying his trade in the NFL; here’s hoping it’s at the Lucas Oil Stadium.