Detroit Lions TE Caden Prieskorn is only the second-most famous person in his household
You might not recognize tight end Caden Prieskorn the first time he lines up for the Detroit Lions. But you might recognize his wife.
The Lions signed Prieskorn, a native of Lake Orion, as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-6 tight end played his first three seasons at Memphis before finishing his college career with two seasons at Ole Miss, where he served as one of two primary tight ends.
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But it's his wife that has the more famous backstory.
Detroit Lions tight end Caden Prieskorn (86) speaks after practice during rookie mini camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Cali Prieskorn, who met Caden while at Ole Miss, has amassed a TikTok audience of over 795,000 followers and has close to half a million followers on Instagram. (She's still not No. 1 in Allen Park, though, as Lions quarterback Jared Goff, has 556,000 Instagram followers.)
Cali's video content mostly focuses on her family, football and life as a stay-at-home mom. Her social media presence has influenced some interesting football-related headlines on the internet, including one from People that reads "Cali Prieskorn was 'Confident' About Husband Caden's NFL Draft Until She Learned 1 Shocking Rule."
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"She's just awesome about making good content," Prieskorn said. "She's at home with two kids all day, so she has something to do, and she doesn't have to go get a babysitter and work an eight-to-five job."
The Prieskorn name may also be familiar to Michigan football fans. Caden's younger brother Brady is a freshman tight end for the Wolverines and was a four-star recruit out of Rochester Adams.
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"It's cool, I get to be around him for who knows how long," Caden said. "You never know what happens but I'm going to try to make the most of my opportunity."
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In his final college season, Prieskorn played in all 13 games while hauling in 27 catches for 401 yards. Many NFL experts considered him a fringe draft candidate, with one projection having him go in the seventh round.
Now, he's one of three Michigan-born undrafted rookies in camp with the Lions, along with defensive back Ian Kennelly out of Macomb and running back Anthony Tyus III out of Portage.
If Prieskorn ends up making the Lions roster, his whole family might show up to Ford Field.
"This is definitely surreal," he said. "Just being around 45 minutes away from here. My whole family is from Michigan, so I'm really the only one that really was out of the state. And then just being around family and my brothers, my sister and my mom are all here, my grandparents, too. So it's good to be back."
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions TE Caden Prieskorn has a far more famous wife
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