The Indianapolis Colts are the shock workforce of the season, and everyone seems to be contributing to their success. Whereas the most important story has been the resurgence of quarterback Daniel Jones, the Colts are getting key contributions from everybody, together with their rookies.
Tight finish Tyler Warren comes up huge for the Colts
Colts breakout rookie tight finish Tyler Warren recorded his first profession landing reception on Sunday towards the Las Vegas Raiders. The 23-year-old hauled in an 11-yard landing within the purple zone to provide the Colts the lead after being down, 3-0, within the second quarter.
The Penn State alum was the 14th total choose within the 2025 draft and the second tight finish taken within the draft behind Chicago Bears rookie tight finish Colston Loveland. Warren has been quietly placing collectively a strong season for a rookie tight finish, recording 19 receptions for 263 yards forward of Week 5. Loveland, who has been out resulting from a hip damage, has simply three receptions for 43 yards and no touchdowns to this point this season.
On the bottom, Warren has additionally confirmed to be a menace in short-yardage goal-line conditions; it is how he acquired his first profession landing in any case. In Week 4, Colts head coach Shane Steichen elected to line Warren up as a fullback on 4th-and-1 within the purple zone and provides it to the rookie.
Steichen’s selection paid off with Warren working exhausting to get into the tip zone for the lead. Whereas the Colts misplaced to the Los Angeles Rams 27-20, the workforce did not lose a beat towards the Raiders on Sunday.
Colts’ dominant Week 5 efficiency bodes nicely for Warren’s profession
Earlier than Week 5, the Colts had the fifth-most passing yards (1,078) and the ninth-most dashing yards (545) within the league. Jones has raised MVP chatter along with his play, recording the third-most yards amongst quarterbacks (1,078) with a 71.9% completion charge.
Within the Colts’ 40-6 beatdown of the Raiders, Jones had one other large recreation, going 20-for-29 and passing for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Operating again Jonathan Taylor had 17 carries for 66 yards and pulled off a hat trick with three dashing touchdowns. Warren ended his Week 5 efficiency with 44 yards on 4 receptions.
This week confirmed that Warren is in one of many higher positions a rookie go catcher can ask for — a quarterback on a sizzling streak and an offense firing on all cylinders. If Warren can proceed to develop and develop into a go-to choice for Jones and the Colts offense within the purple zone, Indianapolis will proceed to be the shock workforce of the season.
