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Caleb Tiernan

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Caleb Tiernan
Northwestern Wildcats – No. 72
PositionOffensive lineman
Class
Redshirt
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 schoolDetroit Country Day
(Beverly Hills, Michigan)

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

Early life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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