Caden Wiest
Missouri State Bears
73
Average

Caden Wiest

Missouri State BearsRebuilding
LDEDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Caden Wiest starting?

Caden Wiest is the projected starter at LDE for Missouri State Bears.

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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 73 overall (Average 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 68-rated defense; 71th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
68
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 (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

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.

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73
Average
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Team Role

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

Depth at LDE · Missouri State Bears

  1. 13073Caden WiestStarter
  2. 2555Kellen Lindstrom
Coach Missouri StTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.