Rich Eisen's 2024 ReDraft - Top 10

[Elmgrovegnome]

But was it because his routes and separation was so good or was it more because he was featured and they move him all over the place?

He was their focus. By midseason teams saw how he was used. He still got open. He’s a full package Tight end. He blocks well, runs routes well, makes contested catches and he’s big.

 

[Memphis Ram]

He was their focus. By midseason teams saw how he was used. He still got open. He’s a full package Tight end. He blocks well, runs routes well, makes contested catches and he’s big.

OK. But the description in bold sounds an awful lot like Michael Mayer and especially Tucker Kraft to me.

 

[Merlin]

Oh I sense an ‘no playoff for Michigan’ bitterness in your tone.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

OK. But the description in bold sounds an awful lot like Michael Mayer and especially Tucker Kraft to me.

So, you think McVay prefers more of a move TE? If Higbee is an indicator, then he wants a guy that blocks well and can catch/run.

I think Warren is similar but more athletic than Kraft. I can't say with Mayer, I've never seen him play. Warren runs routes well And he gets separation like move TEs do.

If Warren had come out in the draft last year, he's the PSU TE I wanted the Rams to draft. I know you think this is all Kotelnicki, but the year before when Kotelnicki wasn't at Penn State, Warren split time with two other drafted TEs (Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange) I thought he was the best of the three despite not being the featured guy and not being as athletic as Johnson. I'm not saying Warren is as good as Bowers. Bowers has unusual speed and still can block.

Andy Kotelnicki said that Tyler Warren is the smartest player he's ever coached. That includes every position. That is the type of player McVay likes in his pass game.

 

[Memphis Ram]

So, you think McVay prefers more of a move TE? If Higbee is an indicator, then he wants a guy that blocks well and can catch/run.

I think Warren is similar but more athletic than Kraft. I can't say with Mayer, I've never seen him play. Warren runs routes well And he gets separation like move TEs do.

If Warren had come out in the draft last year, he's the PSU TE I wanted the Rams to draft. I know you think this is all Kotelnicki, but the year before when Kotelnicki wasn't at Penn State, Warren split time with two other drafted TEs (Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange) I thought he was the best of the three despite not being the featured guy and not being as athletic as Johnson. I'm not saying Warren is as good as Bowers. Bowers has unusual speed and still can block.

Andy Kotelnicki said that Tyler Warren is the smartest player he's ever coached. That includes every position. That is the type of player McVay likes in his pass game.

Yes. Maybe he's evolved, but I can't help but to go back to his first draft choice, Gerald Everett with Higbee & Johnny Mundt already on the roster. Since then there has been the likes of Brycen Hopkins, Jacob Harris, Davis Allen and the rumored interest in Dalton Kincaid and Brock Bowers.

I could be wrong, but I really believe that if the Rams used a 1st round pick on a TE (After the free agency expenditure on Colby Parkinson), McVay would want someone like Jordan Reed who he had in Washington. Someone with some quicks and speed, who could eventually replace Cooper Kupp as a matchup problem in the slot.

I would love for the Rams to get Warren. I'm just having a hard time seeing them use a 1st rounder on him.