2025 Football Roster

September 14, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Eastern Illinois at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern
November 25, 2023, Champaign, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, November 25, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
July 18, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 72

Caleb Tiernan

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    325
  • Position:
    OL
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • 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

Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06