Jet Award

Like, yeah, started his career here and then played here last year and now ended up back here.

I didn't even know Cam Shanks, who was a finalist last year for the Jet Award, had moved on.

I had no idea.

You know one thing that we always used to do back in the early days of the transfer portal, we would pay attention to where the Nebraska transfers ended up.

Like if you guys have talked to him this August, like when you ask him about special teams, he does kind of get a little bounce in his step of like, yeah, this is the year for me in terms of the punt return game.

And I think he'd like to win the Jet Award.

I think that's a goal.

Yeah.

It is kind of funny when you hear guys talk for like in public or whatever for the first time, how kind of much differently it changes your opinion of them.

I heard Jamar Moe Z talk at the Jet Award last spring and I was like, oh, that guy's going to be a head coach one day.

Like it just was so apparent.

And it sounds like from what you're saying, Roy Manning kind of gives you similar vibes where you're just like, oh, he's got a presence about him that just feels different.

This guy was a multiple-year All-American.

He was a two-time Jet Award winner, which is the National Punt Returner of the Year twice.

He's raw in this game.

Obviously a smaller guy, but he's like that.

Michael Severe.

Shout out to two-time Jet Award winner, Caden We'jer.

Yeah, look at that guy.

Pronounced correctly on the radio.

Shout out to Reavers.

I mean, he not only...

He's, he's a Hawkeye, he's a Jet Award winner, but he's also an Iowa Western Reaver.

And now he's a Steeler.

Sevier was out there.

He's, uh, the, the, uh, Jet Award, uh, was-

Executive director

... one of the whole...

I told you guys, I did this for 45 minutes last night.

Who wins the Jet Award in 2026, Shafe? Tell me.

Uh, either Malachi Tony or Chris Barnes, Oklahoma State.

All right.

Like Oregon is very forward about who their Heisman contenders are going to be.

I've gotten stuff from Northern Illinois, I believe for a return man for the Jet Award before.

I mean, like there's a...

There's a lot of schools that do a lot of good things.

Absolutely correct.

I mean, you don't just casually win the JET Award twice.

And you don't break a program record for career field goals casually.

Like, neither of those things don't just happen naturally.

He didn't do much in college as a receiver at all, but fantastic returner at Iowa.

Won the Jet Award each of the last two seasons, which is the nation's top return specialist of the year.

So if Wetjen i- isn't able to get on the field as a receiver in year one or even in his career very much, he could be really special for this team as a returner, and that could be huge to have a great returner.

Just ask the Seahawks last year with Rasheed Shaheed.