Gennaro Filice of NFL.com put together his projected All-Rookie team for the 2025 season, and not included was Indianapolis Colts’ tight end Tyler Warren.

With only one tight end making Filice’s All-Rookie team, he went with Chicago’s Colston Loveland over Warren.

“Standing 6-6, 241 pounds, Loveland is a tight end who runs routes with the fluidity of a wideout,” Filice wrote about Loveland. “That’s what makes him special. And that’s what made Sam LaPorta a rookie Pro Bowler under Ben Johnson in Detroit, so it stands to reason that Johnson will get the most out of Loveland in Chicago.”

Loveland was the first tight end off the board, going No. 10 overall to the Bears. How each team viewed Loveland and Warren in the draft really came down to what they were looking for at the tight end position.

As Daniel Jeremiah described during the pre-draft process, Loveland comes from the Travis Kelce tree of tight ends and is a pass-catching threat first. Warren, meanwhile, comes from the Rob Gronkowski tree, able to impact the passing game but also leaving his mark in the run game as a blocker.

Warren has been “very active” in the Colts‘ passing game during OTAs and minicamp and will make a quick impact on this offense. He can provide that unit with a big middle of the field target, and also add some unpredictability to the offense with his do-it-all skill set.

“He’s been phenomenal so far,” Shane Steichen said of Warren during minicamp, via NBC Sports. “Obviously, I know we don’t have pads on, but his movement skills, great feel, great instincts. It’ll be good this week to get another week of that work in, and then going into training camp will be great for him.”

However, when it comes to being left off Filice’s list, one would guess that also a part of that equation is each team’s quarterback situation. Although Filice didn’t mention the Colts specifically, there are obvious unknowns under center this season, while the combination of Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams has many very bullish on the Bears.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2025 NFL season: Colts Tyler Warren left off All-Rookie team projection