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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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. Advertisement 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. DAVE BIRKETT'S OBSERVATIONS: Busy day for 'playmaker' WR Isaac TeSlaa 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." Advertisement "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. THE TOP PICK: Detroit Lions' Tyleik Williams leaves first rookie camp practice early: 'Just being smart' "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." Advertisement 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@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions TE Caden Prieskorn has a far more famous wife
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Which undrafted rookies have the best chance to stick with the Lions entering rookie camp
Which undrafted rookies have the best chance to stick with the Lions entering rookie camp It's not going to be easy for any UDFAs to do more than make Detroit's practice squad in 2025 The Detroit Lions are hosting their annual rookie minicamp in the coming days. While much of the focus will be on the Lions draft class, there will be several undrafted rookies looking to make strong enough of an impression to gain some ground on a potential roster spot as the NFL calendar heads toward training camp. It's not going to be easy for any of the UDFA class to find a spot on Detroit's 53-man roster in 2025. Last year, WR Isaiah Williams, safety Loren Strickland and long snapper Hogan Hatten all made the initial regular season roster. Those vacancies are much less apparent after the draft this offseason. Which undrafted rookies have the best chance to stick? Caden Prieskorn, TE, Ole Miss The Detroit-area native (Lake Orion) started out as a walk-on quarterback at Memphis, switching positions in 2022 and eventually switching schools in 2023. He's got optimal size (6-foot-5, 262 pounds) and good hands, with a steadily growing receiving repertoire. The blocking is also a work in progress but took a nice step late in 2024 and during Senior Bowl week. As an added bonus, Prieskorn was a valued core special-teams player for the Rebels. Detroit paid Prieskorn a $60,000 guaranteed salary with a $15,000 signing bonus, an indication they valued signing him and giving the 25-year-old a chance. Jackson Meeks, WR, Syracuse Meeks is a bigger style of possession receiver who started out playing almost exclusively on special teams at Georgia. At 6-1 and 217 pounds, he's a big target and understands his role. Meeks won't beat anyone off the line, but his blocking, boxing out ability and sure hands give him a chance to stick in a developmental role. What gives Meeks, who happens to be Za'Darius Smith's nephew, even more of a chance is his extensive and excellent work on special teams at both Georgia and Syracuse. He might be the best all-around special teams wideout in the rookie class, and that matters for Detroit more than most teams. Mason Miller, OL, North Dakota State Miller is another UDFA who scored a nice signing bonus and contract with the Lions, a reported $20,000 guaranteed salary and $10,000 signing bonus. Those aren't enough to ensure the Bison's right tackle will make it, but it reinforces that there was some greater desire for his services. Miller played for three seasons under new Lions TE coach Tyler Roehl at NDSU, when Roehl was the offensive coordinator. He's grown into being a 306-pound tackle after starting out as a 225-pound basketball prospect, and he never lost his footwork. Miller faces very long odds for the 53-man roster, but he's got a big leg up on the rest of the developmental OT group with his connections to Roehl. Anthony Tyus, RB, Ohio Detroit's top four RBs are set for at least 2025, with Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Craig Reynolds and Sione Vaki. But the fifth RB spot, which is almost a practice squad guarantee, is wide open. Tyus brings power and size between the tackles at 226 pounds. After transferring from Northwestern to the Bobcats, Tyus flashed a bigger role in the receiving game. He'll need to show some combination of vision and acceleration to stick, but the Kalamazoo-area native plays every snap like his life depends on it--a requisite trait for Dan Campbell's Lions.
