Colts Select TE Tyler Warren With 14th Pick in 2025 NFL Draft

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00:0014th overall, the Colts salivating to get the Mackey Award winner, and they made that pick official.

00:06Tyler Warren, the tight end out of Penn State, the number 14th overall to the Indianapolis Colts.

00:12And we'll start with you from that odds perspective.

00:14He slights the line here tonight.

00:16He was a hefty favorite to be a top-end pick.

00:19He was the hefty favorite to be the first tight end off the draft board.

00:22He was neither of those things.

00:23Colts, Cleveland, going 10th overall to Chicago.

00:27What do you make of the stock for Tyler Warren and how happy should Indy be right now?

00:31Okay, entering tonight, second biggest faller to Jalen Walker.

00:35Again, we follow the markets.

00:36Shooter Sanders not being off the board.

00:38We haven't talked about it because it's not a surprise.

00:40So Tyler Warren, second biggest faller as of this point now.

00:44Indianapolis closed over minus 200, though, to draft a tight end position.

00:48I just think so many people thought it was going to be Colston Loveland as tight end two off of the board.

00:54What is fascinating to me, though, is, Joe, for the Indianapolis Colts and Anthony Richardson and Shane Steinkton,

01:01did they view tight end as that big of a need, or is this best player available?

01:06I think it's best player available.

01:08I agree because, again, you know, wide receivers, Pittman, Josh Downs, right, you know, for them.

01:14You know, good, productive wide receivers.

01:16But if you can't get them the football out of the quarterback position, you'll have problems.

01:20But what did Anthony Richardson really struggle with was consistency underneath.

01:25Hopefully, Ty Warren opens things up.

01:27And if you're talking about just, like, you know, resume and body type and just, you know, long history,

01:35Dallas Clark wore the same type of number back in the day.

01:38You can only hope that it could be, like, 70% or 80% of that type of productivity.

01:42But he's a Swiss Army knife as well, utilized him in terms of wildcat type of situations inside the red zone.

01:49He's like a fullback as well, can run the football in goal line situations.

01:53That's what you want to see.

01:55And it's just an added dimension.

01:56But look at the body size in terms of red zone opportunities.

01:59Hopefully, this helps Anthony Richardson's progression.

02:02He quite literally did everything last year in Penn State's offense coordinated by Andy Kotelnicki.

02:08He threw passes, he ran the football, and he caught a ton of balls as well.

02:13He was the Mackey Award winner.

02:15That's the best tight end at the FBS level.

02:18So, Cap in blue, we go back to you guys as well.

02:2113th overall, the Miami Dolphins focus on defense.

02:25They take the D tackle out of Michigan in Kenneth Grant.

02:28Indianapolis did not wait long to make that 14th overall pick.

02:32They take the tight end out of Penn State in Tyler Warren.

02:35You guys, what is your reaction to those two picks?

02:37We just saw go very quickly here in the opening round.

02:40Yeah, real quick, I'll go rapid fire to you, Cap, in that I think Lisey's spot on with the Dolphins

02:46in terms of a little bit wayward on their strategy.

02:50They had a lockdown defensive tackle, let him walk in free agency in Wilkins.

02:54They replaced him with Grant, but there's no telling exactly if he'll reach the heights that Christian Wilkins.

02:59Yeah, Mike, I had Grant going late first round.

03:02He's strictly a nose tackle.

03:03He's not a three technique.

03:04He's not a pass rusher.

03:05Run stopping defensive tackles typically go much later, but he's a good football player.

03:11Here's the knock on Grant, I'm told.

03:14Tape shows an inconsistency.

03:16Effort needs to be better, needs to be more consistent.

03:19When he applies himself, he is dominant, okay?

03:22He's dominant.

03:23And by the way, Warren is a great value for the Colts.

03:27That's actually who I mocked to them two months ago.

03:29But Loveland going a little earlier surprised me, but here's the thing about Warren.

03:34He's a three-down tight end.

03:35Loveland is a move tight end.

03:36He's not an in-line tight end like Warren.

03:39Yeah, so different needs obviously being addressed there by the Bears and Colts.

03:43They both end up with the tight ends, Ben.

03:45I love the pick for the Colts, but the Colts have bigger fish to fry at the quarterback position,

03:52and Tyler Warren is just one piece in many that they need.

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