Tiernan posted the tenth-highest vertical soar by an offensive lineman on the mix courting to a minimum of 1999, in response to MockDraftin a position. His leap of 35 1/2 inches was three inches shy of the highest rung reached by Garret Greenfield in 2024. For what it is value, Buccaneers five-time Pro Bowl sort out Tristan Wirfs jumped 36 1/2 inches in 2020, and Seahawks Super Bowl guard Grey Zabel ascended to that top in 2025. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler famous in “The Beast” that though Tiernan completely performed sort out in faculty and gives swing sort out capacity, he could also be greatest off long-term as a guard on account of a scarcity of size.
In 2025, Tiernan allowed three sacks and 13 pressures, per Pro Football Focus, and earned the next grades — 70.5 total; 84.3 pass-blocking; 59.7 run-blocking. He acquired higher marks two seasons in the past — 82.3 total; 88.9 pass-blocking; 74.8 run-blocking — and allowed as many sacks and pressures as ’25.
Tiernan was a four-star recruit within the Class of 2021 popping out of Detroit Country Day faculty in Beverly Hills, Michigan. He helped his crew win a state championship at Ford Field in a shortened 2020 season.
The choice of Tiernan was introduced on stage in Pittsburgh, the positioning of this 12 months’s draft. Now, Tiernan will be a part of an offensive line room led by O’Neill, left sort out Christian Darrisaw and guards Donovan Jackson and Will Fries.
Vikings historical past in NFL Draft
Tiernan is the fifth participant ever picked out of Northwestern by Minnesota and the primary since defensive lineman Ifeadi Odenigbo within the seventh spherical (220) in 2017. The most notable Wildcat-turned-Viking is 1963 44th total choose Paul Flatley, who caught 202 passes for greater than 3,000 yards throughout 5 years.
