Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 2/3 | 45 | 4/5 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 3/3 | 45 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Total | 5/6 | 45 | — | 20 |
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Caden Buhr
Sophomore kicker for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 203 lb · Bettendorf, IA · Bettendorf
Returning to Iowa for 2026
The numbers
5
field goals · 2026
of 6 attempts · long of 45 · 20 points
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 FG, 1 XP, vs Iowa State
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 35.2 points in belief.
35.2own fans
0national conversation
Good to get the Cy Hawk back but this game showed me more negatives than positives. We’ll start with the positives. Tony Diaz is the best WR Iowa has had since McNutt and was the only consistent player throughout this game. Hank Brown…
Caden Buhr
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 16–13
vs Iowa State
100 PCT · 45 LONG · 10 PTS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Everitt — 44 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 51 LONG · H. Brown — 191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology