INDIANAPOLISPenn State standout Tyler Warren caught a pass in the first quarter of the Big Ten championship game against Oregon at Lucas Oil Stadium, adding 1,000 yards to the Nittany Lions’ receiving total.
For a 1,000-yard season, Warren needed 22 receiving yards going into the game.
In the first quarter against the Ducks, he got there on a 28-yard catch.
Warren has 81 receptions for 978 yards going into the contest. Before his 28-yard catch put him over 1,000 yards, PSU quarterback Drew Allart completed two passes to Warren for 20 yards. After the first quarter, Warren had 1,026 yards.
Warren, a 6-6, 261-pound tight end, is only the sixth Penn State player to reach 1,000 yards in a season and the first to have a 1,000-yard season.
The Lions that are members of the 1,000-yard receiving club are listed below:
Warren, Chris Godwin, Bobby Engram, Allen Robinson, and Jahan Dotson.
Dotson, Godwin, Robinson, and Engram are all wide receivers.
In 1994 and 1995, Engram did it. Engram finished the 1995 season with 63 receptions, 1,084 yards, and 11 touchdowns after catching 52 passes for 1,029 yards and seven scores the first time.
Robinson also had two seasons with 1,000 yards. Robinson accomplished this feat in 2012 with 77 receptions, 1,018 yards, and 11 touchdowns. In 2013, he added 97 receptions, 1,432 yards, and six touchdowns.
Two times, Godwin narrowly missed reaching 1,000 yards. With 69 receptions, 1,101 yards, and five touchdowns in 2015, Godwin reached the 1,000-yard mark. In the 2016 Penn State Big Ten championship season, he finished with 982 yards, 18 yards short of the victory.
With 91 receptions, 1,182 yards, and 12 touchdowns in 2021, Dotson became a member of Penn State’s 1,000-yard club.
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