UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State senior tight end Tyler Warren was named a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award on Tuesday. He is one of eight semifinalists.
The John Mackey Award is presented annually to the top tight end in college football.
Tyler Warren · Sr. · TE · 6-6 · 256 · Mechanicsville, Va. · Atlee
- Tabbed Midseason All-American by the Associated Press (1st team), CBS Sports (1st), Pro Football Focus (1st), The Athletic (1st) and the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
- Named William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist.
- Graduated in Fall 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising/public relations and is pursuing a second degree in telecommunications.
- He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
- Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and honorable mention from the media in 2023.
- He owns 100 receptions for 1,212 yards and 15 touchdowns, while adding three rushing scores and a passing touchdown at Penn State.
- Warren has 17 career receptions of 20+ yards and three career 100-yard receiving games.
- Warren’s 15 career touchdown receptions are good for 11th all-time at Penn State and tied for second among PSU tight ends with Mike Gesicki (15; 2014-17), trailing only Pat Freiermuth (16; 2018-20).
- He has the most total touchdowns (18; 15 receiving, 3 rushing) all-time among Penn State tight ends.
- He is second among PSU tight ends all-time with 100 career receptions and fourth with 1,212 career receiving yards.
- He is one of four active FBS tight ends (only Big Ten tight end) with 100+ receptions, 1,200+ receiving yards and 15+ receiving touchdowns in his career.
- He currently has a 24-game reception streak and has at least one 14-yard catch in each of his last 14 games.
- In 2024, he has 51 receptions for 606 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown.
- His 51 receptions are second-most in a season by a PSU tight end, trailing only Gesicki’s 57 in 2017, and his 606 receiving yards are second-most by a PSU tight end behind Gesicki’s 679 yards in 2017.
- Among FBS tight ends in 2024, Warren ranks second in receiving yards (606; 1st in Power Four), receiving yards per game (75.8; 1st) and yards per reception (11.9; 1st, min. 40 catches), third in receptions (51; 1st) and 100-yard receiving games (2; 2nd) and sixth in receiving touchdowns (4; T-2nd).
- He’s also third among FBS tight ends with 18 receptions of 15+ yards this season and ranks second in percentage of catches for first downs (61%) among FBS tight ends with 40+ catches.
- He’s tied for second among FBS tight ends with seven red zone catches, while ranking second in 10+ yard receptions (26; 1st in P4) and tied for fourth in 25+ yard receptions (6; t-1st).
- Caught a career-high 17 passes for a career-best 224 yards and one touchdown against USC.
- Set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record with 224 receiving yards, while joining Northwestern’s Jon Harvey (208 vs. Michigan, 1982) as the only Big Ten tight ends to go over 200 receiving yards in a game.
- His 17 receptions are a Penn State record and tie the FBS tight end record, set by New Mexico’s Emilio Vallez in 1967 and matched by Harvey in 1982.
- Warren’s 224 receiving yards are the second-most by a Penn State player, trailing only Jahan Dotson’s 242 yards at Maryland in 2021.
The John Mackey Award is named after NFL Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey, who played 10 years in the NFL and was selected for the Pro Bowl five times. Mackey was a three-time All-NFL honoree and was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team and the league’s 50th Anniversary team. He played in two NFL Championship Games and two Super Bowls, leading the Baltimore Colts to a win in Super Bowl V.
The John Mackey Award selection committee will reveal its three finalists on Tuesday, November 26.
The winner will be announced live during the Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN on December 12, 2024.
No. 6/7 Penn State welcomes Washington on Saturday, Nov. 9 for the Penn State White Out Game. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. on Peacock.
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