Tyler William Warren is an

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for the

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Early life and high school

Warren grew up in

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and attended

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, where he played baseball, basketball, and was the starting quarterback on the football team. He threw for 876 yards and nine touchdowns and also rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season. As a senior, Warren passed for 1,149 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 677 yards and 10 touchdowns. Warren initially committed to play college football at

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over offers from

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and

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, but later decommitted and reopened his recruitment. He later signed to play at

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College career

Warren played in two games during his true freshman season with Penn State while maintaining a

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on the year. He played both tight end and fullback as a redshirt freshman and had five receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown and also rushed six times for six yards and two touchdowns. Warren caught 10 passes for 123 yards and three touchdown during his redshirt sophomore season.

References

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions bio
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