School: Penn State
Year: Sr
Position: TE

Physical Attributes

• Height: 6-6
• Weight: 257
• RAS: Incomplete
• 40 Time: 4.68

Rankings

• Joe Ranking: 7.7
• Consensus Position Rank: 2
• My Position Ranking: 2
• Difference in Ranking: 0
• Tier: 1
• Projected Round: 1

Games Watched

• Ohio State ’24
• USC ’24

Ryan’s Notes

• OSU:The fact the first snap I saw of him was as a wildcat QB tells me a lot about this athletic ability.
• The guy is huge too with a powerful build.
• Warren is a violent route runner who you’d genuinely be better to just let climb than try to contact him, he’s going to cause hell against Quarters’ apex reads.
• He has the functional strength to take on in-line blocks square but plays too narrow, he needs to either take the fight to his man or be further on his toes to restablish leverage, right now he is doing either.
• Dynamic blocking is a different story he will bury his entire being into the side of an exposed edge defender and thrives on double teams.
• I like how he climbs to the second level on lead blocks, he’s never out of control and stays within a blocking position.
• He seeks out contact like he feeds off of that energy, the way opposing LBs must be looking for him at all times should fill OCs with joy.
• With the ball in hand he has a great ability to cut off of his backfoot in the same way a RB would, his movement skills at his size are outstanding.
• His ball tracking and hands make him an outstanding vertical threat as well as a reliable possession receiver.
• His ball carrying vision is genuinely like a runningback, he sets up blocks, looks for angles, it is so impressive.
• USC: Whilst I think he’s got great movement skills and power he doesn’t really turn those into broken tackles in the open and field and he’s often brought down by the first guy to make solid contact.
• His catch radius is absolutely insane, he sees the ball into his hand from all kinds of angles without it even looking difficult; the catch on the trick play screen pass was absolutely wild.
• Warren plays with a consistent pace through all four quarters despite being the most involved player outside of the QB, in the 4th quarter he is dragging around guys that were bringing him down so his physical condition is clearly excellent.
• Warren has a slight tendency to give up on blocks too early, I think it’s a team wide issue but still one to note.

Ryan’s Summary

A true move F/H back type is rarely the most talented guy on the field but with Warren
it’s a reality. His unique blend of power and agility at his size makes him a unicorn
prospect, he has genuine running back instincts with the ball in his hand and he can
dominate on blocks. His consistent motor and conditioning make him a nightmare for DCs to
plan for late in games and I think, with the league shift to power football, he won’t make
it outside the top 10 picks even with the worry on positional value. I think it will take
a committed team to get the most out of him as it is rare to have a backfield tight end be
a focal point of the offense.