It’s never too early to look ahead to the NFL draft, right?
The Denver Broncos still have four games remaining this season, but the 2025 offseason is now just a few months away. Next spring, tight end will be one of Denver’s biggest positions of need.
Through 13 games this fall, Lucas Krull is the team’s leading tight end in receptions with a whopping 13 catches for 120 yards and no touchdowns. Up next is Adam Trautman (nine catches for 158 yards and one score) and Nate Adkins (seven catches for 50 yards and two touchdowns).
If you combine all three, that’s 29 catches for 328 yards. That’s terrible production from the tight end room.
Tyler Warren could be the solution in 2025.
The Penn State tight end is a former quarterback who now serves as a do-everything player for the Nittany Lions. Sound familiar? Warren could be much more than a Taysom Hill in Sean Payton’s offense, though.
Wherever Tyler Warren is lined up, he’s been making plays for @pennstatefball. pic.twitter.com/se3qTmoB5R
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) December 5, 2024
Warren (6-6, 260 pounds) is a better blocker than Hill, a more dynamic receiver and just as productive as a runner. Through 12 games at PSU this fall, Warren has hauled in 81 receptions for 978 yards and six scores.
Warren has also rushed 21 times for 189 yards — averaging 9.0 yards per carry — and he’s completed three of five passes for 35 yards and a score.
Right now, the tight end is projected to be picked late in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. With the Broncos on pace to make the NFL playoffs, they could go on the clock right around the time Warren is projected to go off the board. If he’s available, Warren would be a dream pick for Denver in 2025.
