Honors
- Conference USA Honor Roll: 2025
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2024
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
Missouri State
2025:Â Played in all 13 games, primarily on the defensive line and special teams duties (321 snaps) ... Earned his only start of the year in the Xbox Bowl against Arkansas State (12/18/25) ... Finished the season with 15 total tackles, 5 solos, 2.0 sacks, a pair of pass breakups and 2 QB hurries ... Logged season-high 4 total stops at Kennesaw State (11/22/25) with a 4-yard sack ... Matched that effort by bringing down 4 ball carriers in the Xbox Bowl game, including a pair of solos, a 9-yard sack, and a pass breakup ... Produced season-best 2 solo stops in home opener vs. SMU (9/13/25) ... Registered a pair of quarterback hurries in home win over UT Martin (9/20/25) ... Notched 3 total tackles in regular-season finale vs. LA Tech (11/29/25) ... Earned Conference USA Honor Roll accolades ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2025 semester.
2024:Â 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.
