2023 Football Roster
Caleb Tiernan
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 325
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day
2024 Redshirt Junior:
Started all 12 games at left tackle, logging 764 snaps … Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, Academic All-Big Ten, and CSC Academic All-District Team … Posted an 82.3 PFF grade on the season, ranking fifth among tackles in the Big Ten … His 88.9 pass block grade ranked sixth among tackles in the country and second in the Big Ten … Allowed just one sack over the season's final six games … Had ten games with a PFF pass block grade over 75 and eight games with a pass block grade over an 80 … Posted a season-high 90.2 PFF grade against Duke (9/6) … Named to the PFF Big Ten Team of the Week following a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14), in which he posted an 89.3 pass block grade per PFF … Named to the PFF Big Ten Team of the Week and PFF Team of the Week following a win at Maryland (10/11) after posting an 82.3 pass block grade … Earned an 85.6 pass block grade via PFF in a win over Purdue (11/2).
2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played and started in all 13 games at left tackle … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Saw action in 846 snaps, the second-highest mark on the team … Allowed just one sack all season in the season-opener at Rutgers (9/3) … Did not allow a quarterback hit for eight consecutive games from Week 4 against Minnesota through Week 11 at Wisconsin … According to PFF, registered a season-high 73.9 grade with an 88.6 pass block grade in the road win at Illinois (11/25)
2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in 11 games, making five starts at right tackle … Made his first-career start against Southern Illinois (9/17) … Allowed zero pressures against Ohio State, posting an 82.0 pass blocking grade according to PFF (11/5)
2021 First-Year:
Appeared in three games and redshirted … Made his collegiate debut against Nebraska (10/2)
High School:
Four-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on March 28, 2020 … 14th highest-rated recruit in Northwestern history (247Sports) … Ranked No. 10 overall prospect in Michigan and 33rd overall offensive tackle (247Sports) … Dual-sport athlete at Detroit Country Day, playing football and basketball … Selected Northwestern over Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State … Varsity basketball player for four years … Captain for junior and senior season for the Yellow Jackets … Captain senior year in football … Recorded 59 tackles, 22 for loss and 8.5 sacks in 2019 season … All-state, all-region and All-conference honoree … Teammates with current Northwestern linebacker Owen Bergin
