Colts draft TE Tyler Warren - Round 1, Pick 14

[Mr. Session]

Hell yeah boys, we got our guy.

[Kray007]

Watched the replay of Penn State vs USC…it’s out there on YouTube, and one particular play caught my eye. They lined him up in the slot with the Quarterback in the gun. Before the snap, they shifted into an entirely different formation; Warren ended up under Center, and they ran what I can only describe as a power sneak into a light defensive front, with a 260 pound Warren carrying the ball. It was an easy 1st down by a guy who can play Quarterback, Fullback, slot receiver, as well as Tight End. Plus, he was one of the best high school punters in the state of Virginia.

He should give the Colts incredible flexibility.

[YDFL Commish]

I am overjoyed to get Warren. I had Colston and Warren as 1A and 1B.

My preference in Colston was his route running and nothing else. Colston can truly run routes like a WR and in that skill is very Dallas Clark like. So, some of that preference was probably also nostalgia.

Warren on the other hand, is far better after the catch, much more versatile and much more the typical TE. My only worry with Warren is injury, because of his punishing play style.

[Colts And Orioles]

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Offensive Rookie of the Year


2) ) Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts


Warren nearly went tape-to-tape as the Offensive Rookie of the Year, but he slowed down as the season wore along. He averaged 57.6 receiving yards per game and 2.0 yards per route run during the first half of the season, but that fell to 37.4 receiving yards per game and 1.4 yards per route run from Week 10 onward, with little of the verticality we saw from him earlier in the season.

Over the whole of the season, though, Warren led all rookie tight ends in receptions (76) and receiving yards (817.) He added three first downs and a touchdown on six carries as a short-yardage back. Warren's versatility made him a joy to watch in Shane Steichen's offense, as the Colts used him as an in-line tight end, a split-out receiver, a rushing threat from the wing, a fullback/H-back and even a Wildcat quarterback. He's not the pure receiving threat that Brock Bowers was during the Raiders standout's rookie season, but Warren is plenty explosive and a unique player for the Colts to build around in the years to come.

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