James Franklin took a veiled shot at an NFL team that could have drafted his tight end, Tyler Warren, while appearing on the Pat McAfee Show.

Tyler Warren has only played one game in the NFL, but a Colts legend and ESPN face is ready to crown the tight end.

Penn State’s Tyler Warren and Michigan’s Colston Loveland were the top two projected tight ends for the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, three games into their respective rookie seasons as pros, James Franklin still can’t believe a team took the latter over the former.

After a stellar start to the season, former Penn State standout and Mackey Award winner, Tyler Warren, has been named the NFL's Rookie of the Week. Warren caught four passes for 79 yards in the Colts' 29-28 win over the Broncos on Sunday. One of those was a 42-yard catch and run.

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The 2025 NFL Draft featured two of the highest-rated tight end prospects of the last 10 years in Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren, but as a whole the class was regularly cited as one of the deepest and most talented of the year.