Braden Goellner is a 6'5" wide receiver from St. Charles, Missouri, who spent his first four years at Iowa State competing in track and field before transitioning to football for his senior season. In high school at St. Charles West, he caught 26 receptions for 358 yards and two touchdowns during his senior campaign, adding eight receptions for 169 yards and three touchdowns across four junior games. A Missouri Class 3 State Champion in the high jump with a personal best of 6-11, Goellner also earned 2025 indoor track and field honorable mention All-American honors in that event. He returns to the Cyclones as a redshirt senior.