Caden Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Florida Atlantic Owls. He previously played for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Early life Veltkamp attended South Warren High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He won two Kentucky High School State Football Championships. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

College career Western Kentucky As a freshman in 2022, Veltkamp appeared in just one game where he completed all four of his pass attempts for 25 yards. In the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl, he came in for relief and threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns in a comeback overtime win over Old Dominion. Veltkamp finished the 2023 season completing 41 of his 54 passes for 387 yards and five touchdowns to one interception, while also adding 76 yards on the ground. For his performance, Veltkamp was named the Conference USA offensive player of the week, a member of Davey O’Brien Award's Great 8 list and a Manning Award Star of the Week. Heading into week 4, he was named the team's starting quarterback, set to make his first career start. Veltkamp was named the 2024 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.

On December 10, 2024, Veltkamp announced that he would enter the transfer portal.

Florida Atlantic He committed to FAU shortly thereafter, reuniting with former Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, who had been named FAU's head coach in December 2024.

As a redshirt junior in 2025, Veltkamp became the starting quarterback for the Owls in the American Athletic Conference. He had a record-setting season, leading the nation in completions per game and setting multiple FAU single-season and single-game program records, including 494 passing yards and 42 completions in a game against UConn. Notable performances included a 494-yard, four-total-touchdown effort (two passing, two rushing) against UConn. He played much of the season with a throwing shoulder injury and led a high-volume passing attack.

FAU finished the 2025 season with a 4–8 record (improving by one win from the prior year). Following the season, head coach Kittley confirmed that Veltkamp would return for the 2026 season.

Statistics LegendLed the NCAABoldCareer high Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2022 Western Kentucky 1 0 — 4 4 100.0 25 6.3 0 0 152.5 0 0 0.0 0 2023 Western Kentucky 3 0 — 41 54 75.9 387 7.2 5 1 163.0 23 76 3.3 0 2024 Western Kentucky 13 11 6–5 258 389 66.3 3,108 8.0 25 10 149.5 113 150 1.3 7 2025 Florida Atlantic 12 12 4–8 345 515 67.0 3,641 7.1 24 17 135.2 81 45 0.6 4 Career 29 23 10–13 648 962 67.4 7,161 7.4 54 28 142.6 217 271 1.2 11