Caden Wiest

Honors MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2024 MVFC Honor Roll: 2024 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025 2024 Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... Brought down 7 ball carriers on the season with 5 solos, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a recovery ... Notched 2 solo tackles -- both sacks (12 total yards) -- in road win at UT Martin (9/21/24) with a pair of forced fumbles and a key fumble recovery ... Also had a sack in home win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) ... Notched solo stops in games vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24), at Murray State (11/9/24) and in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll recipient ... Earned Defensive Showtime honors for win at UT Martin (9/21/24) ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. 2023 Did not play in any games as a true freshman to earn a redshirt season ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2024 semester. High School A three-star defensive lineman, according to 247sports, Wiest was a two-time Class 3 first-team all-state selection at Reeds Spring (Mo.) High ... He helped coach Andy McFarland’s Wolves to an 11-3 record and state runner-up finish his senior season (2022) while accounting for 110 tackles, 15 for loss, 6.5 sacks and 6 quarterback hurries ... As a junior, he racked up 58 total tackles with 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles ... Tallied 35 receptions for 523 yards and 7 touchdowns as a tight end in 2021 ... Contributed 43 tackles and 3 sacks as a sophomore after producing 45 total stops and 4 sacks his freshman season ... Was a four-time all-district, all-conference and all-area selection for the Wolves. Personal Caden Tucker Wiest was born 12/14/04 in Springfield, Mo. ... Son of Les Wiest and Terri Tucker-Wiest of Reeds Spring, Mo. ... Has a brother, Connor ... Majoring Exercise and Movement Science.