Tyler Warren

Tyler William Warren is an American football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Tyler Warren
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 44
PositionTight end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight259 lb (117 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolAtlee
(Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Early life and high school

Warren grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia and attended Atlee High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and was the starting quarterback on the football team.[1] He threw for 876 yards and nine touchdowns and also rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season.[2] As a senior, Warren passed for 1,149 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 677 yards and 10 touchdowns.[3] Warren initially committed to play college football at Virginia Tech over offers from Virginia and Syracuse, but later decommitted and reopened his recruitment.[4] He later signed to play at Penn State.[5]

College career

Warren played in two games during his true freshman season with Penn State while maintaining a redshirt on the year.[6] 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.[7] Warren caught 10 passes for 123 yards and three touchdown during his redshirt sophomore season.[8]

References
  1. "The Richmond area is producing high-level quarterback recruits like never before". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 21, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. Snyder, Ryan (July 3, 2019). "Virginia Ath. Tyler Warren Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. "Penn State offense adds another dimension with emergence of 'best-kept secret' Tyler Warren". The Patriot-News. September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  4. "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren, who had committed to Virginia Tech, reopens recruitment". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  5. "Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren commits to Penn State, where he'll play tight end". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. "Penn State football: Tight ends looking to bounce back". The Tribune-Democrat. August 11, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  8. Buckman, Andrew (June 22, 2023). "2023 Penn State football snapshot profile: No. 44 Tyler Warren". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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