#10Caden Veltkamp
Caden Veltkamp is a Dual-Threat QB for Florida Atlantic. Caden's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 453 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.08 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.62 EPA/play in Wk 13 vs UConn (SP+ 5).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Maryland | L7-39 | 0.6 | 30/49 | 228 | 1 | 4 | 16.4 | -13 | 0 | -0.21 |
| 2 | vsFlorida A&M | W56-14 | — | 27/39 | 309 | 5 | 0 | 85.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 3 | @Florida International | L28-38 | -10.5 | 33/50 | 343 | 2 | 3 | 44.8 | 21 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 5 | vsMemphis | L26-55 | 7.6 | 31/50 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 28 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 6 | @Rice | W27-21 | -14.8 | 23/33 | 290 | 3 | 1 | 86.1 | 7 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 7 | vsUAB | W53-33 | -15.8 | 20/30 | 297 | 3 | 1 | 58.1 | 5 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 8 | @South Florida | L13-48 | 11.6 | 35/50 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 58.1 | -23 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 9 | @Navy | L32-42 | 6.2 | 25/41 | 299 | 2 | 1 | 47.4 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 11 | vsTulsa | W40-21 | -10.0 | 21/29 | 272 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 | -7 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 12 | @Tulane | L24-35 | 6.3 | 39/57 | 375 | 2 | 3 | 40.6 | -7 | 0 | -0.00 |
| 13 | vsUConn | L45-48 | 5.1 | 42/55 | 494 | 2 | 1 | 90.0 | 23 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 14 | vsEast Carolina | L3-42 | 8.0 | 19/31 | 183 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | -22 | 0 | -0.26 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.13
- Passing downs
- 0.43
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.28 / 0.17
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.