| Ole Miss Rebels–No. 86 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 21, 1999 Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Orchard Lake (Orchard Lake Village, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Caden Reed Prieskorn (born September 21, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.
Prieskorn attended Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High School in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan where he played as a quarterback. As a junior, Prieskorn helped lead Orchard Lake to a state championship, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. [1] Following his time at Orchard Lake, he enrolled at Fork Union Military Academy as a postgraduate before deciding to walk-on at the University of Memphis. [2]
Upon arriving at Memphis, Prieskorn switched positions from quarterback to tight end. [3] [4] After redshirting in 2019 and playing sparingly the next two seasons, Prieskorn's production increased in 2022, recording fifteen receptions and four touchdowns through the first four games. [5] He finished the season tallying 48 receptions for 602 yards and seven touchdowns and was named a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award. [6] [7] Despite initial reports that Prieskorn would return to Memphis the following season, he entered the transfer portal. [8] [9]
On January 9, 2023, Prieskorn announced that he would be transferring to the University of Mississippi to play for the Ole Miss Rebels. [10] In his first season at Ole Miss, he recorded 20 receptions for 313 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2023 Peach Bowl, Prieskorn caught ten passes for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns, being named the game's Offensive MVP. [11]
| Season | Games | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Memphis Tigers | |||||
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 48 | 602 | 12.5 | 7 |
| Ole Miss Rebels | |||||
| 2023 | 10 | 30 | 449 | 15.0 | 4 |
| Career [12] | 39 | 85 | 1,130 | 13.3 | 11 |
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