Kaden Wetjen
Is Kaden Wetjen playing in Week 9? No. The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a bye in Week 9.
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 0.0
- WR146
- Target share
- 0.0%
- 0.0 targets / game
- Air-yards share
- 0.0%
- of his team's air yards
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Tgt share | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CLE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 7 | NO | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 6 | TB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 5 | IND | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 4 | CLE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 3 | CIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2 | NE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1 | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
Breakout research
- Breakouts: Strong tier, projected 4.4 PPG (0–12) · 19% preseason breakout chance
News 11 recent stories
- Kaden Wetjen doing a much better job of accelerating and getting north and south the last two or so games. Hasn't broken a big one yet, but he looks a lot faster now that his mind has caught up to it.
- Kaden Wetjen with a solid return to start. Steelers get out of the 39.
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Kaden Wetjen with his best kickoff return of the season, but that's coming back.
Three flags down. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Chase McLaughlin hit a bladed wedge from 43 yards out, but somehow got it to go.
Someone tip that maybe?
TB 3
PIT 0
7:51, 1Q
3 more updatesfrom 1 source
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers get into field goal range and spike the ball with 3 seconds left. Another shot for Boswell coming up. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Kaden Wetjen loses seven yards on the punt return. Kick of 47, net of 54. #Steelers will start at their 20.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) Kaden Wetjen loses seven yards on the punt return. Kick of 47, net of 54. #Steelers will start at their 20. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Bucs go three and out. #Steelers will get another shot before the end of the half.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) Personal foul blindside block against Cole Holcomb wipes out the big return and backs the #Steelers up 15 yards. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Kaden Wetjen with his best kickoff return of the season, but that's coming back. Three flags down.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) Kaden Wetjen with his best kickoff return of the season, but that's coming back. Three flags down. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Chase McLaughlin hit a bladed wedge from 43 yards out, but somehow got it to go. Someone tip that maybe? TB 3 PIT 0 7:51, 1Q
- Steelers' receivers for Sunday vs. Bucs: DK Metcalf rookie Germie Bernard (13-140-0 this season) rookie Kaden Wetjen (only returns this season) Brandon Johnson (last NFL catch in 2024) Brandon Smith (zero career catches)
- Mike McCarthy on Kaden Wetjen potentially taking a role in the offense: "Well, he’s hasn’t gotten a lot of work as far as our primary game plan and things like that, but he’s developing. He’s out here every day working, so as far as how we use him so forth, we’ll let the games dictate that"
- The #Steelers used a fourth-round pick on Kaden Wetjen to jump-start their return units. Through five weeks, they're dead last in kickoff returns and 26th in punt returns. They're also 28th in kickoff coverage as they face old friend Danny Smith this week, and will do so without ace teamer Ben Skowronek.
- Quoting Andrew Fillipponi: Mike McCarthy was asked a half dozen questions today about his wide receiver depth. Not one member of Steelers media asked about Kaden Wetjen filling in. Why? Because he's listed as a WR. But can't play the position. What a dumb pick. Seriously. How does anyone defend it?
- Mike McCarthy was asked a half dozen questions today about his wide receiver depth. Not one member of Steelers media asked about Kaden Wetjen filling in. Why? Because he's listed as a WR. But can't play the position. What a dumb pick. Seriously. How does anyone defend it?
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#Steelers defense gives up a long drive, but tightens in the red zone.
Shrader out for a short FGA. · Quoting Alan Saunders: The #Steelers have ruled WR Roman Wilson OUT with a hand injury and WR Ben Skowronek OUT with a calf injury.
Available WRs:
DK Metcalf
Germie Bernard
Brandon Smith
Kaden Wetjen
5 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- Oct 11 Mark Kaboly (X) Steelers are down to 4 wide receivers -- DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard, Brandon Smith, Kaden Wetjen. Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek are out.
- Oct 11 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers defense gives up a long drive, but tightens in the red zone. Shrader out for a short FGA. · Quoting Alan Saunders: The #Steelers have ruled WR Roman Wilson OUT with a hand injury and WR Ben Skowronek OUT with a calf injury. Available WRs: DK Metcalf Germie Bernard Brandon Smith Kaden Wetjen
- Oct 11 Alan Saunders (X) The #Steelers have ruled WR Roman Wilson OUT with a hand injury and WR Ben Skowronek OUT with a calf injury. Available WRs: DK Metcalf Germie Bernard Brandon Smith Kaden Wetjen · Quoting Alan Saunders: T.J. Watt has his helmet on and looks good to go to start the third quarter. No Ben Skowronek for the kickoff.
- Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) With Ben Skowronek already hurt as well, the Steelers are down to 4 healthy WRs: DK Metcalf Germie Bernard Kaden Wetjen Brandon Smith · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Roman Wilson comes up grabbing his hand after the incompletion and heads straight into the locker room before the half.
- Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) Kaden Wetjen muffs the kick but recovers it and gets up to the 20 yard line for the Steelers' third drive of the game.
- Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) Short kick by the Colts and Kaden Wetjen gets around the edge and gets up to the 35 yard line to start their first drive...
- STC Danny Crossman says the Browns and Bengals are a 'little more exotic' in their kick coverage schemes and he has to work with Kaden Wetjen to clean that up and to help him improve his vision as a kick returner.
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The key players who were on the bubble that made it:
- They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan
- Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job
- 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there
- 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster
- Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster:
QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar
RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich
WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek
TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski
OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker
DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,…
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) The key players who were on the bubble that made it: - They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan - Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job - 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there - 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster - Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,…
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton, Yahya Black, Gabriel Rubio, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Kevin Jobity Jr. OLB: T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Jack Sawyer ILB: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, Carson Bruener, Cole Holcomb CBs: Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey, Jamel Dean, Asante Samuel Jr, Daylen Everette, Brandin Echols S: Jaquan Brisker, Rayshawn Jenkins, Robert Spears-Jennings STs: Cam Johnston, Chris Boswell, Christian Kuntz