Colts rookie Tyler Warren earns amazing comparison to NFL Hall of Famer at different position

Billy Heyen

Colts rookie Tyler Warren earns amazing comparison to NFL Hall of Famer at different position image

Tyler Warren has the potential to be one of the best players in his draft class.

The tight end from Penn State can also run it and throw it. He's pretty much one-of-a-kind as the No. 14 overall pick to the Indianapolis Colts.

Warren is so unique that one NFL scout compared him to one of the greatest pass catchers in league history: Lions legend Calvin Johnson.

Here's how the scout, Chad Henry of the Colts, relayed the story to ESPN:

Henry flashed back to fall 2006 when he was scouting then-Georgia Tech receiver and future Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson in a game against Virginia Tech.

"I scouted him in three plays," Henry said. "He caught a standup screen and outran the Virginia Tech defense for 80 yards. He had a one-handed catch in the end zone on a fade where he made the corner look like a child. And he caught a dig for a first down, got the crap knocked out of him, got up, handed the ball to the ref, went back to huddle.

"I said, 'All right, I'm done.'"

That, Henry said, is how it felt while watching Warren lead Penn State past USC last October.

Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle