- Since 2000, Kyle Pitts is the highest drafted tight end in the NFL Draft.
- This century, only eight tight ends heard their names in the first half of the first round.
- A tight end has gone in the first round in two straight and three of the last four years.
Likely for the third straight year, a tight end is projected to go in the first round based on NFL Draft odds.
Oddsmakers list Penn State tight end Tyler Warren as a heavy favorite to be the first tight end selected. Warren also sits as an odds-on favorite (-160) to hear his name in the first 10 picks.
Last year, the Raiders selected Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick. For Warren, he’ll eclipse that benchmark if odds hold, but a lot needs to happen for Warren to break Kyle Pitts’ record.
Here’s a look at Warren’s props for the NFL Draft 2025 and the highest drafted tight ends this century.
NFL Draft Odds: Tyler Warren Prop Bets
- To be a Top-5 Pick: +3000
- To be a Top-10 Pick: -160
- First Tight End Selected: -1000
- Seventh Overall Pick Exactly: +325
Highest Drafted Tight Ends in NFL Draft
| Year | Pick | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | Kyle Pitts |
| 2004 | 6 | Kellen Winslow |
| 2006 | 6 | Vernon Davis |
| 2019 | 8 | T.J. Hockenson |
| 2014 | 10 | Eric Ebron |
| 2024 | 13 | Brock Bowers |
| 2000 | 14 | Bubba Franks |
| 2002 | 14 | Jeremy Shockey |
| 2017 | 19 | O.J. Howard |
| 2019 | 20 | Noah Fant |
| 2009 | 20 | Brandon Pettigrew |
| 2013 | 21 | Tyler Eifert |
| 2010 | 21 | Jermaine Gresham |
| 2002 | 21 | Dan Grahma |
| 2017 | 23 | Evan Engram |
| 2003 | 24 | Dallas Clark |
| 2023 | 25 | Dalton Kincaid |
| 2018 | 25 | Hayden Hurst |
| 2000 | 27 | Anthony Becht |
| 2006 | 28 | Mercedes Lewis |
| 2002 | 28 | Jerramy Stevens |
| 2017 | 29 | David Njoku |
| 2008 | 30 | Dustin Keller |
| 2005 | 30 | Heath Miller |
| 2007 | 31 | Greg Olsen |
| 2001 | 31 | Todd Heap |
| 2004 | 32 | Ben Watson |
