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Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa
Kaden Wetjen
WR • 5'9" • 196 lbs • Williamsburg, IA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kaden Wetjen reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Kaden Wetjen built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Williamsburg, IA wearing No. 21, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaden Wetjen's career was his return-game role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 121
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Kaden Wetjen, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa. Kaden Wetjen reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 197
- Receptions
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Kaden Wetjen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Minnesota
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 21 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 151 receiving yards · WR 536th (top 49%) · Big Ten 98th (top 35%) · National 772nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 34.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 34.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 20 | 151 | 11 | 55.5 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen played WR for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kaden Wetjen recorded 132 rushing yards, 197 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Iowa paired 151 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
11.6
Efficiency
44
Usage
16.1
Consistency
24.3
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. UAlbany: 2. Iowa State: 4. Massachusetts: 0. Rutgers: 20. Indiana: 29. Wisconsin: 4. Penn State: 21. Minnesota: 49. Oregon: 3. USC: 19. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAlbany: 1 by 13.3. Iowa State: 1 by 26.7. Rutgers: 2 by 66.7. Indiana: 4 by 48.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 8.9. Penn State: 2 by 70. Minnesota: 3 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 20. USC: 3 by 42.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10.7 · Games = 9 · -3.1 vs Losses
Losses13.8 · Games = 4 · +3.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-27 | — | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Nebraska | W 40-16 | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan State | W 20-17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ USC | L 21-26 | — | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Oregon | L 16-18 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Minnesota | W 41-3 | — | 3 | 49 | 14.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Penn State | W 25-24 | — | 2 | 21 | 5.6 | 10.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wisconsin | W 37-0 | — | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Indiana | L 15-20 | — | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Rutgers | W 38-28 | — | 2 | 20 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Massachusetts | W 47-7 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Iowa State | L 13-16 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UAlbany | W 34-7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Player Story
Kaden Wetjen story
Kaden Wetjen built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Williamsburg, IA wearing No. 21, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaden Wetjen's career was his return-game role: 2,492 return yards and 6 return touchdowns across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 132 rushing yards and 197 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kaden Wetjen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 46 | 71.7 | 9.7 | 46 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 46 | 71.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 151 | 44 | 16.1 | 105 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 151 | 44 | 16.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 9 · W 41-3 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Troy
Week 3 · W 38-21
33
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 15 Penn State
Week 8 · W 25-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
21
Receiving Yards
59.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 1 Indiana
Week 5 · L 15-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
29
Receiving Yards
54.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 48.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 4 · W 38-28 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
54.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Iowa
151 primary output · 44 efficiency · 16.1 usage
55.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Iowa
55.5
151 primary · 44 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Iowa
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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