Kaden Van Schepen arrives at Northwestern as a versatile freshman DB with local-state toughness
Kaden Van Schepen enters the 2026 season as a freshman defensive back for Northwestern (IA), bringing 5-foot-11, 180-pound frame and hometown familiarity from Rock Valley to the Red Raiders’ secondary. Northwestern lists him on the 2026 roster as a DB, and the program’s signing-day release identified him among 50 incoming recruits, which signals he’s part of a sizable, competitive class. The big reason to care: he looks like a developmental defender with the kind of local-milk-and-honey grit NAIA programs love—physical, coachable, and ready to carve out reps if he translates that high-school edge quickly.
