Penn State tight end Tyler Warren added to the Nittany Lions' Heisman Trophy legacy Saturday, finishing seventh in the voting for college football's most famous award. Warren received one first-place vote and became the first tight end to finish in the award's top 10 since 1977.

Penn State’s Tyler Warren is officially the nation’s best tight end. The Nittany Lion was awarded the John Mackey Award — which annually goes to college football’s top TE — during Thursday night’s College Football Awards Show on ESPN.

For the second straight season, I was fortunate enough to have a Heisman Trophy vote. Having a Heisman vote isn’t something I take lightly. I spent a good deal of time sifting through all of the available information,

Johnson's prediction proved right. After a record-setting season in Penn State's new-look offense, Warren won the Mackey Award as college football's tight end of the year. Warren was recognized as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren was officially recognized as the best at his position on Thursday night. Warren was named the winner of this year’s Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top tight end in college football by the Nassau County Sports Commission.