Caden Buhr

High School Honors – Two-time first-team all-state and all-district honoree (2023, 2024)… second-team all-conference as a sophomore… member of the National Honor Society. Career -- Three-year football lettermen at Bettendorf High School… broke the school record with a 52-yard field goal as a junior and then broke his own record the following season as a senior when he converted a 57-yarder… made six field goals, had a touchback percentage of 90 percent, averaged 41.4 yards per punt and had 9.5 tackles as a defensive back in a shortened senior season due to injury… converted seven field goals and averaged 37.1 yards per punt in 2023… made four field goals as a sophomore... helped Bettendorf HS win eight games and compete in the state playoffs his junior and senior years. Personal -- Born 8/2/2006… business major… son of Tom and Lori Buhr… has an older sister, Taylor… enjoys golfing and fishing… high school coach was Aaron Wiley. 2026 Honors -- Week 2 Lou Groze Collegiate Place-Kicker Star of the Week and Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance vs. Iowa State... 2026 -- Played in all six games... leads the team with 46 points scored, going 9-11 in field goals (long of 51) and 19-21 in PAT conversions this season... the 11 attempted field goals rank sixth, the nine made field goals rank seventh, and the longest make of 51 yards ranks third in the Big Ten... scored a career-high 11 points in 41-24 win at Washington, going 2-2 in field goals (career-long 51, 27) and 5-5 in PAT conversions... scored a 10 points in in 16-13 win over Iowa State, kicking his first career game-winning field goal (42 yards)... went a career-high 3-3 in field goals (45, 32, 42) and 1-1 in PAT conversions vs. Iowa State... scored 10 points in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois, going 2-3 in field goals (34, 45) and 2-3 in PAT conversions... scored seven points, posting a career-high 7-8 in PAT conversion in 55-0 shutout over UNI... scored seven points, going 2-2 in field goals (43, 48), including a career-long 48 yards, and 1-1 in PAT conversions in 14-31 loss to #5/6 Ohio State. 2025 Honors -- Dean's List (2025 fall). 2025 -- Redshirted... saw first career action in 47-7 win over UMass, kicking off once for 65 yards and one touchback. 2024 Honors -- Dean's List student (2025 spring).