Wetjen is the most electric return man to enter the draft since Devin Hester — a generational special teams weapon who set PFF's all-time punt return grade record (95.5) and rewrote Big Ten return history. The offensive receiver projection is the swing variable: he barely played WR at Iowa (23 career catches), but when the Shrine Bowl put him in that role full-time, he dominated all week with crafty route salesmanship, quick feet at the top of routes, and an ability to separate that shocked evaluators. The catch radius is severely limited by his 5-8 3/4 frame and smaller hands, he loses when defenders get physical with him at the line, and his sharp-cut routes flatten out at NFL speed. But in a spread-motion scheme that gets the ball in his hands early and avoids asking him to play boundary X, there's a WR4/5 ceiling layered on top of a guaranteed special teams roster spot — and in the era of the new kickoff rules, that combination might be worth more than a traditional Day 3 receiver.

• 🦬Historic return ability — led all Power Four players with a 90.3 PFF return grade and set the all-time PFF College punt return grade (95.5); NCAA single-season record 26.8 yards per punt return
• ✂️Elite short-area quickness and acceleration — sudden direction changes in tight space create separation against man coverage, dominant at Shrine Bowl in 1-on-1s
• ⚖️Surprising contact balance for his size — routinely bounces off initial tacklers and fights for extra yards after the catch with no hesitation running inside
• ✂️Underrated route-running foundation — uses head fakes, rocker steps, and deceleration/acceleration to create space on shallow crossers, option routes, and deep overs
• 👁️Decisive ball carrier with elite vision — sets up blocks, understands leverage, and hits lanes at full speed without hesitation

• 🎯Severely undersized (5-8 3/4, 193 lbs) with limited catch radius and short arms — puts heavy accuracy burden on the quarterback and eliminates him from contested catch situations and red zone work
• 🤲Inconsistent hands with concentration drops — Steelers Depot flagged this specifically, and while he had only one drop on 30 targets in 2025, the sample is extremely small
• ✂️Limited route tree and inability to maintain speed through sharp-cut routes — Combine on-field drills confirmed he loses burst when asked to break down and redirect sharply, which NFL DBs will exploit
• 🤲Gets smothered when defenders get physical hands on him at the line of scrimmage — struggles to play through contact at the catch point and at the snap