The New York Jets are desperately thin at tight end, which has inspired many mock drafts featuring a certain somebody at No. 7.
Penn State tight end Tyler Warren is the real deal. He can play the possession game through the air while also bullying dudes as an inline Y, and that’s why former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah recently made the case for his draft status.
While appearing on “The Official Jets Podcast” with Eric Allen, Jeremiah explained why Warren deserves his current top 10 draft projection.
“I love Tyler Warren,” Jeremiah started. “I just think when you look at tight ends, I always think about the facility—when you have your meeting room set up. In the quarterback room, there are always some tight ends [who] aren’t very popular: can’t get open, can’t make plays, (and) quarterbacks don’t love them. (In) the running back room, (some players say) ‘I hate this tight end; he can’t seal the edge, (and) I’m getting hit in the back every single time I run because he can’t block anybody.’
“Tyler Warren is going to be popular in both (of) those rooms.”
Warren, 22, is projected to be the first tight end selected in the 2025 NFL draft. In 56 collegiate games over five seasons (one redshirt season in 2020), Warren compiled 1,839 yards and 19 touchdowns on 159 receptions.
The Mechanicsville, VA, native (hello, Joe Douglas) is also an excellent blocker. This wholly contrasts with the Brock Bowers prototype that presented itself as a Jets option in last year’s draft.
“[Warren] can go make plays down the field for your quarterback,” Jeremiah added. “In the red zone, that big frame and target will wall guys off. Also, in the running back room, it’s like, ‘Let’s run to the right; let’s run behind him. He can move people in the run game.'”
Interestingly, the Jets’ current tight end desperation seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
With the likes of veterans Tyler Conklin and C.J. Uzomah, and young Jeremy Ruckert, Jets fans felt good about their team’s tight end room. How quickly things change.
Although some of the position’s struggles are attributed to a porous offensive vision—trickling down from the coaching staff—both Conklin and Ruckert struggled in 2024. The icing on the brutally baked cake was that both players put forth horrendous run-blocking grades that ranked among the worst at their position (via PFF).
The likes of Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, and Isaiah Davis have the talent to produce much more, and a tight end like Warren would drastically help matters.
“This is a run game—like we’ve mentioned with the Jets—(where) there’s too much talent in the backfield for them not to be better than they are,” Jeremiah said. “This (would be) like playing with an extra offensive lineman out there.”
The New York Jets currently own the No. 7 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The 6-foot-5, 256-pound two-way Y is a surefire first-round pick.
We won’t find out whether Tyler Warren is selected in the top 10—or even at No. 7—until April 24, 2025.
