#21Kaden Wetjen

WR·Iowa·2025

Kaden Wetjen is a Versatile WR for Iowa. Kaden's 2025 season produced 3.5 total EPA across 40 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Kaden Wetjen's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing

79 Rush yards2 Rush TD15 Carries5.3 Yards/carry

Receiving

20 Receptions151 Rec yards1 Rec TD7.5 Yards/rec

Returns

16 Kick returns476 KR yards1 KR TD21 Punt returns563 PR yards3 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers

Efficiency33
Volume15
Explosiveness4
Consistency23
Pass-Down0

Player type

Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)33th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency23th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs WR peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 1.34 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 2.85 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs UAlbany.

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Amare Jones	Tulane	2020	71	0.180	0.0	12.8
Brandon Chatman	Navy	2025	52	0.230	0.6	12.0
Hyleck Foster	Marshall	2015	101	0.180	0.5	18.2
Eli Heidenreich	Navy	2025	70	0.220	0.8	15.4
Davis Bryson	Kennesaw State	2024	97	0.200	0.0	19.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsUAlbany	W34-7	—	1	2	2.0	1	2	2.85
2	@Iowa State	L13-16	9.9	1	4	4.0	0	4	-0.03
3	vsMassachusetts	W47-7	-36.6	—	—	—	—	—	2.62
4	@Rutgers	W38-28	1.0	2	20	10.0	0	17	0.55
5	vsIndiana	L15-20	32.4	4	29	7.3	0	19	0.65
7	@Wisconsin	W37-0	-4.4	3	4	1.3	0	3	-0.26
8	vsPenn State	W25-24	18.1	2	21	10.5	0	12	0.26
9	vsMinnesota	W41-3	1.5	3	49	16.3	0	28	0.66
11	vsOregon	L16-18	25.9	1	3	3.0	0	3	-0.77
12	@USC	L21-26	16.9	3	19	6.3	0	14	-0.34
13	vsMichigan State	W20-17	-3.4	—	—	—	—	—	-0.24
14	@Nebraska	W40-16	6.2	—	—	—	—	—	-0.69
20	vsVanderbilt	W34-27	20.3	—	—	—	—	—	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

5.2%

Passing plays

8.6%

Rushing plays

3.1%

Standard downs

4.8%

Passing downs

6.4%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.31
Passing downs: -0.38
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.17 / -0.04

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).