DISCLAIMER: Martin Scorcese once said about making films, “One for them, one for me”.
This is a blog for me.
And for Bowling Green.
When you go to a school like Bowling Green, you don’t get many opportunities for relevancy.
When you do find yourself with any glimpse of it, you have to fight for it.
Or else you’ll get bullied out of what you deserve by a bigger, more powerful school.
In this case, that player is TE Tyler Warren of Penn State University (i.e.
the university from the biggest, non-christianity related pedophile cover-up scandal the world has ever seen).
I’m sorry Tyler Warren.
But there’s a Bowling Green Falcon football player I need to go to bat for.
This tweet came across my desk today as I was hate searching Tyler Warren’s name.
more than 0 times).
It would be one thing if Tyler Warren was the best tight end in the country.
Or if he was even close to it.
Bowling Green has the best TE in the nation in Harold Fannin Jr. Let’s take a look at the stats.
We’ll start with receiving.
Of course, they’re not close.
Warren is a distant 362 yards shy of Fannin in receiving yards.
Not just TE’s.
“Harold Fannin is playing against weaker competition”.
Overall, I will concede that’s true.
But who’s numbers against “real opponents” are really more impressive?
Not that he didn’t make some damn impressive plays while doing so.
Tyler Warren:3 massive games against 2 putrid B1G, and 1 MAC defense.
The rest of them average.
All while having a top 5 team in the nation on your side.
Harold Fannin Jr.:6 games with 130+ yards.
2 of which came against college football playoff caliber defense.
All while playing for a MAC school.
There’s a great argument to be made that Harold Fannin Jr. has had a tougher road.
I personally believe he has.
Now let’s talk blocking.
Let’s take a look at how PFF grades the two TE’s in the blocking category.
On the far right hand of that graphic are PFF’s blocking grades.
Tyler Warren has a slight nod in pass blocking.
But let’s be honest, on pass plays, both players are for the most part receivers.
And even when they’re not, their grades are similar.
What really matters for them is run blocking.
Harold Fannin Jr. comes in at a 75.3, to Tyler Warren’s 49.7.
And because I’m a fair guy, I’ll even thrown in rushing the football.
You win this round Tyler Warren.
Putting up 47 yards on Ohio State’s defense on only 3 attempts is highly impressive.
I’m a little less impressed with your gratuitous punch-in TD’s against the likes of Washington & Illinois.
…and busting a big one against Purdue who opted out of playing defense entirely.
I’m not sure I’m ready to call you an elite rushing threat.
But that’s more than Harold Fannin Jr. has.
You got him there.
Is having Tyler Warren at wildcat really this huge weapon?
Or is he just getting the opportunities?
He did complete a wide open screen for a TD against Kent State this year.
If you want to throw that into your argument too, then fine.
I’m sorry Tyler Warren.
I’m sorry Penn State fans.
Not just undeservedly argued for it on the internet.
Even thought Harold Fannin Jr. is on Bowling Green.
Even though he was a 0 star linebacker recruit out of high school.
He’s the player deserving of an invite.
His 96.8 offensive player rating edges #2 highest rated Ashton Jeanty’s 95.1.
And demolishes Tyler Warren’s 89.0.
But it’s not even close.
Tyler Warren is having a great season.
Harold Fannin’s is historic.
He leads TE’s in quite literally every category.
The strength of scheudle argument doesn’t even hold up.
That’s exactly the key in of stuff the Heisman Trophy should be moving away from.
It was never Tyler Warren.
It was always Harold Fannin.
Harold Fannin deserves to win the Mackey Award for best TE in the nation.
And most importantly, I really do not want to have to burn down the Heisman House.
