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Iowa Football's Kaden Wetjen Is First Two-Time Winner of Jet Award
Wetjen led the nation with four special-teams return touchdowns and set Big Ten records, becoming the first two-time Jet Award winner in 15 years.
- On Monday, the Jet Award Foundation announced Kaden Wetjen, Iowa return specialist, as the top college football return specialist to be honored at an April banquet in Omaha, Neb.
- Statistically, Wetjen stood out because he led the nation in total punt and kickoff return yards, posted four special teams return touchdowns, and was the first player since at least 2009 to score rushing, receiving, kickoff return, and punt return touchdowns in one season.
- He returned 21 punts for 563 yards and 16 kickoffs for 476 yards, and Wetjen was a consensus All‑American and AP first‑team all‑purpose player.
- As the award's first two‑time winner, Wetjen is the first repeat winner in the 15‑year history of the Jet Award, named for Johnny `The Jet` Rodgers, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer.
- AP reported the foundation's selection, noting the Jet Award Foundation's choice reflected return statistics and on-field performance reported by The Associated Press in national media coverage.
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Iowa's Wetjen repeats as Jet Award winner
Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen has been named the recipient of the 2025 Jet Award, which honors the most outstanding return specialist in college football. Wetjen becomes the first two-time winner of the award, which was introduced in 2011. The announcement was made Monday by the Jet Award Foundation. Wetjen posted one of the most dominant return […]
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