Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa receiving corps. Two straight seasons of it now: All-America (CBS) again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 49 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Minnesota, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 197 receiving yards, a Consensus All-American season (2025) — drafted at #121 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR13 · Consensus All-American
Consensus All-American. Recognized by a majority of the selectors.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 34–27
at Vanderbilt
3 rush yds (2 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Giles Jackson’s 2023 season.
Matches Giles on
Differs from Giles on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Daniel Crawford’s path through Northern Illinois.
Daniel Crawford
Briley Moore
Rico Bussey Jr.
Matches Daniel on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Jones's junior season at Temple (2024).
Matches Antonio on
Player DNA
Players who play like Kaden Wetjen
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+228%
Up 228% from first season to most-recent.