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WR2026 Draft Prospect

Kaden Wetjen

Iowa

Measurables

5'9"

193 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 4-5

Big-Slot Hybrid

Kaden Wetjen projects as a big-slot hybrid — a WR from Iowa who tested with a fringe athletic profile (47th composite). Combine line reads 5'9" · 193 lb, 4.47s 40, 35.5″ vertical. Career college production: 23 receptions for 197 yards and 1 TDs across 2 seasons. Dominance score 0 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

0D

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

0th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

0th

2025

Breakout

15%

2th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

—

rate

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

B

Speed

64th percentile · 4.47s 40-yard

B-

Burst

46th percentile · 35.5" vert · no broad

C+

Lateral Agility

33th percentile · 6.95s 3-cone · 4.44s shuttle

B-

Vertical Pop

46th percentile · 35.5" vertical

C

Frame

17th percentile · 5'9" · 193 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.25
  1. #1

    Ainias Smith

    2024 R5 · #152 · Texas A&M · 5-9/190lb

    87

    sim

  2. #2

    Robert Herron

    2014 R6 · #185 · Wyoming · 5-9/193lb · 4.48s 40

    84

    sim

  3. #3

    Ray-ray McCloud

    2018 R6 · #187 · Clemson · 5-9/190lb · 4.53s 40

    81

    sim

Scheme fit

Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 64th percentile — 4.47s 40-yard.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 17th percentile (5'9") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. WR class · 2000–2026 baseline
34

Athletic composite

34thBELOW AVG

4 of 6 metrics graded

2× Solid1× Average1× Poor
4.47s64thSOLID
i

40-Yard

vs. 1200

35.546thAVERAGE
i

Vertical

vs. 1054

i

Broad

No data

6.95s56thSOLID
i

3-Cone

vs. 745

4.44s10thPOOR
i

Shuttle

vs. 768

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

5

Athletic composite

5thREPLACEMENT

2 of 3 metrics graded

2× Replacement
29.66thREPLACEMENT
i

Arm

vs. 473

8.53rdREPLACEMENT
i

Hand

vs. 474

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2024IOWA34615.3033
2025IOWA201517.6128
Career231978.6133