Caden Wiest
Missouri State Bears
63
Depth

Caden Wiest

Missouri State BearsRebuilding
DEDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Caden Wiest starting?

Caden Wiest is listed 2nd string at DE for Missouri State Bears.

Redshirt junior · #30 · 6'4", 265 lbs

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Depth at DE · Missouri State Bears

  1. 19265Josh LukusaStarter
  2. 23063Caden WiestYou
  3. 39442Breylon McCuller
  4. 48040Michael Osei-Bonsu

Missouri State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in Conference USA

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Up next for Missouri State

Missouri State plays Florida International away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Reeds Spring, ranked #2,179 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 63 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,179 NatlTeam Share4%
Reeds Spring, MO
Jersey
#30
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
265 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251532

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8200
National Rank
#2179
High School
Reeds Spring
Hometown
Reeds Spring, MO

Why this rating?

On a 63-rated defense; 71th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 63.

Team defense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 28WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-3

Oct 8LWKUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-13

Sep 27LSMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19LMRSHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-24

Sep 12WLINTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 48-14

Sep 5LTA&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 50-0

Caden Wiest's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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