The 2025 NFL draft is 10 weeks away and NFL teams and draft prospects alike are gearing up for the three-day event in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Washington Commanders have the 29th pick in this year’s draft, and speculation abounds over who they will select.
One of the names that has come up in some mock drafts is Tyler Warren, a tight end out of Penn State. He grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and he wears the number 44 for a very special reason:
WE ARE: @JPFinlayNBCS catches up with former @PennStateFball TE Tyler Warren, a projected first round pick in this year’s draft
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After telling Warren that he doesn’t think he’ll last until 29 when Washington picks, J.P. Finlay asks Warren about the reason he wears the number 44.
“I actually wore 44 because my dad sat me down when I was first starting football and said, ‘I want you to run the ball like John Riggins.’And he pulled out the YouTube videos of him running it, and that’s where the 44 came from and why I wore it.”
Growing up in Mechanicsville, Warren is a Commanders fan through and through. He is projected to get drafted in the top 15, but even if he falls to 29, he won’t be able to wear his beloved number 44 anymore. When Finlay mentioned that to Warren, he said, “That would be a fine trade-off.”
