Caden Veltkamp
Caden Veltkamp
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 494 pass yds, 23 rush yds against UConn, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 345 | 514 | 67.1% | 3,652 | 7.1 | 24 | 17 | 135.6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 258 | 389 | 66.3% | 3,108 | 8.0 | 25 | 10 | 149.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 41 | 54 | 75.9% | 387 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 163.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 152.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 648 | 961 | 67.4% | 7,172 | 7.5 | 54 | 28 | 142.8 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 81 | 45 | 0.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 113 | 150 | 1.3 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 217 | 271 | 1.2 | 11 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
309 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.0 · 13 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Game Manager
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Veltkamp’s 2024 season.
Matches Caden on
Differs from Caden on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Emory Williams’s path through Miami.
Zac Thomas
Matches Emory on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Spencer Petras's senior season at Utah State (2024).
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Differs from Spencer on
Player DNA
Players who play like Caden Veltkamp
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+14508%
Up 14508% from first season to most-recent.
Background
At Florida Atlantic Redshirt Junior (2025) Joined the Owls and the Kittley-led program in January of 2025, days after playing in the Boca Raton Bowl Member of the preseason Maxwell Award Watch List, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Allstate AFCA Goodworks Team, Phil Steele preseason All-AAC S...