Don Warren

Donald James Warren (born May 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player and scout in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a tight end for his entire 14-year playing career with the Washington Redskins, winning three Super Bowls.

Don Warren
No. 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1956-05-05) May 5, 1956
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Royal Oak (Covina, California)
College:San Diego State
NFL draft:1979 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:244
Receiving yards:2,536
Touchdowns:7
Player stats at PFR

Warren played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. He was selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL Draft and retired from playing following the 1992 season. Afterwards, he served as a scout for the Carolina Panthers and Redskins.

High school and college career

Warren was born in Bellingham, Washington and raised in California. He attended and played high school football at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California. Warren attended and played college football first at Mt. San Antonio College, and later transferred to San Diego State University. He played in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1978 season.

Professional career

While with the Redskins, Warren was a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams, following the 1982, 1987, and 1991 seasons; additionally he was a member of the team that went to and did not win the Super Bowl following the 1983 season, a team which offensively set the record for number of points scored in one season, a record which remained for 15 years. Known as an excellent blocker, Warren was an original member of "The Hogs", a nickname given to the Redskins offensive line in the 1980s.

After retiring following the 1992 season, Warren spent several years as baseball and football coach for Centreville High School in Virginia.[1] In 2005, he rejoined the Redskins as a scout before joining the Carolina Panthers in 2010, serving as a scout for them until 2019. He rejoined Washington, known at the time as the Washington Football Team, as a senior pro scout in 2020.[2] Warren announced his retirement from scouting in June 2022.[1]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1979WAS 16102630311.7230
1980WAS 13123132310.4350
1981WAS 16162933511.6321
1982WAS 992731011.5290
1983WAS 13132022511.3332
1984WAS 16161819210.7260
1985WAS 16161516310.9191
1986WAS 1616201648.2201
1987WAS 12127436.190
1988WAS 1414121129.3320
1989WAS 15151516711.1251
1990WAS 1615151238.2181
1991WAS 10755110.2170
1992WAS 11104256.3110
1931812442,53610.4357

Playoffs
Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982WAS 4411726.5151
1983WAS 333237.7120
1984WAS 1111111.0110
1986WAS 335214.2100
1987WAS 334379.3160
1990WAS 2211111.0110
1991WAS 33000.000
1919251757.0161

References
  1. Selby, Zach. "Senior Pro Scout, former tight end Don Warren retires from NFL". commanders.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. "Washington Names Eric Stokes As Director of Pro Scouting And Don Warren As Senior Pro Scout". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.


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