Colts fans need to prepare themselves that Tyler Warren won’t be available at 14

This guy is good. Maybe too good.

Tyler Warren has been linked to the Indianapolis Colts leading up to the NFL draft. So much so, that it is an open secret that the Colts would love to nab him with the fourteenth overall selection. Everyone can see this is an area the team desperately needs to improve, and a pick like Warren would do wonders. He is the sort of player that could elevate this entire offense. The problem is, everyone can see that. With so many teams picking before them, there is an extremely high chance Warren is off the board well before the Colts get a crack at him. That is a scenario fans need to be prepared for.

Tight ends aren’t normally top five picks, but this year could be an exception as the Jacksonville Jaguars have been linked to the stud out of Penn State. That is an area of the draft the Colts have no business sniffing, so a trade up that far would be out of the question entirely. Seeing him go that high would be slightly surprising, but that doesn’t mean he gets past the New York Jets at seven. Once again, if that is the target range, count the Colts out. If Warren makes it past the seventh spot, things could get interesting but not any easier.

There are still plenty of teams picking before the Colts that could entertain selecting Warren such as the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. There are so many pitfalls that the odds are against Warren falling far, but if he does, a path starts to emerge. IndyStar writer, Nate Atkins, comes in with a proposed trade with the Chicago Bears at the tenth pick.

In this scenario, Warren makes it to the No. 10 pick, where the Bears could draft him but could also be incentivized to trade down in the first year of the Ben Johnson regime. Here, they become willing to drop four spots back in order to pick up the Colts’ third-round pick at No. 80 overall.

The Colts drafting Tyler Warren is starting to feel like a Week 18 game in which your favorite team is on the outside of the playoffs looking in, and all they need is four other teams to lose and one tie. That gets them into the postseason. It is technically possible, but it feels like an uphill battle. Colts fans have seen a lot about Warren recently, but that doesn’t mean he is the only good player in the draft. Teams will have their eyes on plenty of other prospects and have varying areas of need. If they prioritize those before tight end, we could see Warren slip slightly. Making it all the way to the Colts at fourteen though, seems like quite the stretch.