2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Tyler Warren

Strengths:

• Physical Traits: He possesses ideal size and athleticism, which allow him to threaten the seam vertically and make people miss as a ball carrier.
• Versatile Skillset: Lined up in-line, in the slot, and as a wildcat QB in College. Warren was Penn State's primary offensive weapon in 2024.
• YAC: Warren is a physical, downhill runner who falls forward at contact.
• Route Running: A physical route runner who understands spacing and has a good feel for zone coverages.
• GUAGI: Go up and get it ability as a pass catcher with competitive toughness at the catch point.
• Blocking: He is a willing and able blocker who craves contact. Warren shows flashes of impressive blocking for a tight end and a willingness to do the dirty work.

Weaknesses:

• Route Details: Route running details are sloppy, and he tends to let off the gas late in the route. His routes feel hesitant relative to his athletic ability.
• Release Package: His release is slow off the line of scrimmage when lined up in the slot or out wide. There is room for improvement in his vertical urgency as a route runner.
• Route Timing: He gets stuck on contact at the route stem against physical coverage. Additionally, he had some struggles with the tempo of timing routes.
• Blocking Details: Warren is not a finished product as a blocker. He still needs to improve his leverage and hand placement.

Final Thoughts & Bears Fit for Tyler Warren:

You are grasping at straws when you call out the route running details and release packages for an in-line tight-end prospect. The bottom line is that this kid has the tools to be an outstanding in-line tight end for a long time. He can block, run routes, catch the football, go up and get it, and make people miss as a ball carrier. What else do you want from your tight end?

As a receiver, Warren ran a simple route tree. That will need to grow at the NFL level and could take a little time to develop. He will get there, though. Warren never played tight end until getting to Penn State, and you can see it in some of the finer details of route running. However, his football character shows through on the tape, and I have few worries about his development going forward.

As a blocker, Warren craves contact. That is one of my most valued traits when looking at an in-line tight end. The details need to be cleaned up, but if a guy enjoys hitting people, he will figure it out. Warren enjoys hitting people and takes pride in being the last man standing.

Warren might not be the ideal player for the Bears to pair with Cole Kmet in Ben Johnson's offense, but he will be hard to pass up if he is available at pick 39.

Johnson loved to use 12 personnel in Detroit, and a pairing of Kmet and Warren would give the Bears two true in-line tight ends to mask the offense. The better play is to mix an in-line tight end with a move-tight end. Still, I could be talked into a power offense with two interchangeable players. It's a moot point because Warren should be gone before pick 39.

Comp: Dallas Goedert