2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Caden Wiest
The two seasons at Missouri State span two head coaches: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 1, 2026.
11 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 15 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Career | 26 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-61@ Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 48-14
vs Lindenwood
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
5%0 TFL11 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #43 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Beard → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
