Warren once wondered whether he was good enough to play tight end at Penn State. Now, he's a potential Heisman Trophy candidate.

Tyler Warren’s first Penn State game was a loss that could’ve been avoided. It was against Indiana in 2020. With a 21-20 lead and under two minutes remaining, all the Nittany Lions needed was a first down to burn the clock.

Tyler Warren doesn't stand out in many ways. He's quiet, humble and largely unassuming. But he's re-writing Penn State record books.

Penn State football's Tyler Warren broke another record and gained even more acclaim: Listen to Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren was named a finalist for the John Mackey Award, which is annually presented to the best tight end in college football. This season Warren has 75 receptions for 910 yards and five touchdowns,

At halftime of Saturday's Penn State-Purdue game, the CBS broadcast crew spent substantial time comparing Penn State's Tyler Warren with Colorado's Travis Hunter. The terms revolved around team value and versatility. The crew said Warren was at least as valuable to his team, and as versatile, as one of the Heisman Trophy frontrunners.

The unusual tight end numbers and attention keep coming for Penn State football's Tyler Warren. He's a 6-foot-6, 261-pound junior − and a former high school quarterback − from Mechanicsville, Virginia. He's a lefty. And he continues to put up gaudy statistics and break tight end records − doing it all in the most versatile ways possible.

Penn State has been campaigning — hard — for Tyler Warren to get national nods from the John Mackey Award, the Paul Hornung Award and maybe even the Heisman Trophy.

With Travis Kelce aging, could the Kansas City Chiefs benefit from a new tight end? A new 2025 NFL mock draft makes it happen with Penn State's Tyler Warren.