Fresno State Bulldogs · S RoomS
#4 Ethan Tierney
Class RS JR/TRFrom Northern Illinois (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'0" · 187 lbHometown DeKalb, IL · DeKalb HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
FS1Placement
StarterRoom
SafetyExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Ethan Tierney holds the FS · Starter spot in Fresno State Bulldogs’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Northern Illinois→Fresno State Bulldogs
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
20
Tackles
2
Passes defended
1
INT
1
Punt returns
22
PR yards
Background & career
Ethan Tierney is a free safety for Fresno State who transferred from Northern Illinois. The DeKalb, Illinois native appeared in 10 games during the 2025 season, starting five, and recorded 22 tackles along with one interception returned for 21 yards, two pass breakups, and a blocked punt against Miami (OH) in the Arizona Bowl. He registered at least one tackle in every game he played. At Northern Illinois, Tierney appeared in seven games in 2024, including the bowl matchup against Fresno State, and had one tackle and one pass breakup. He redshirted in 2023.
Northern Illinoisthrough 2024
Fresno State2025 — presentPrevious schoolNorthern IllinoisOriginDeKalb, IL · DeKalb HS