"The Jet" may be No. 21 in your programs, but he is definitely No. 1 in Iowa fans' hearts after his dynamic final season in Iowa City.
Kaden Wetjen entered the season as the reigning Jet Award winner, given to the best return specialist in all of college football.
This season, Wetjen became a bigger part of the Iowa offense and became the only player in Iowa program history to record a receiving, rushing, kick-return, and punt-return touchdown in the same season.
As the season wore on, teams still did not realize that you should never kick the ball to Wetjen, as he doubled his total return touchdowns from last season.
Wetjen tallied two total return touchdowns last season and four this season, bringing his career total to six.
His six career return touchdowns are an Iowa program record, passing the great Tim Dwight for the most.
After a dynamic senior season for the Hawkeyes, Wetjen is finally getting the recognition he deserves.
CBS Sports' 2025 College Football All-America Team 🇺🇸
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) December 10, 2025
First-team and second-team selections headlined by @VandyFootball QB Diego Pavia, our Player of the Year
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CBS Sports named Wetjen a First-Team All-American selection, the only Hawkeye to make the First Team.
He was named a First-Team selection after compiling 965 total return yards and four total return touchdowns (three punt, one kick).
His 965 total return yards are 160 yards more than the next closest player.
After being named an AP All-Big Ten First-Team selection, Wetjen added to his legacy by earning a First-Team All-American selection by CBS Sports.
Iowa seemingly finds a dynamic returner every season, and Wetjen has become one of the best all-time.