Caleb Tiernan

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Caleb Tiernan
Northwestern WildcatsNo. 72
Position Offensive lineman
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 22) [1]
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight329 lb (149 kg)
Career history
College
High school Detroit Country Day
(Beverly Hills, Michigan)

Caleb Tiernan (born January 23, 2003) [1] is an American college football offensive lineman for the Northwestern Wildcats.

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Early life

Tiernan attended Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Michigan. [2] [3] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at Northwestern University over offers from Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State. [4] [5]

College career

After playing sparingly and redshirting in 2021, Tiernan's role increased, starting every game during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He returned for his redshirt senior season in 2025. [6] Entering the 2025 season, Tiernan is considered one of the top offensive line prospects in the 2026 NFL draft. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Caleb Tiernan Offensive Tackle Northwestern". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. Purcell, Jared (May 7, 2020). "Top recruits: From 'Mini Fridge' to Northwestern, Caleb Tiernan has big talent". mlive. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. Lorenz, Steve (July 29, 2019). "Detroit Country Day's Caleb Tiernan has Michigan football's attention". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. Vailliencourt, Andrew (April 7, 2020). "Livonia native, Country Day offensive lineman commits to play football at Big Ten school". Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. "Prep Notebook: Country Day's Caleb Tiernan chooses Northwestern". The Oakland Press. March 31, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. "Tiernan, toughness set to define NU's 2025 offensive line rebuild". Rivals.com. April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  7. "Ranking top 10 offensive prospects for 2026 NFL Draft: Indiana's Fernando Mendoza top QB; OTs galore". CBSSports.com. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.