In my harassing of the Senior Bowl executive Drew Fabianich I mentioned that Jordan Van den Berg deserves an invite. I posted this under OG Keylan Rutledge's senior bowl invite announcement and i got a like from Jordan.
Leonardfan, great job. Peter Woods of Clemson, who appears to be a Asian/African mix, might be a fine player. But if he's projected as a
top 10 overall pick by most DWF's and Kiper, there is no reason (other than race) that
Jordan van den Berg should not be, at least, a 2nd round pick. None!
Juxtapose their current stats this season:
Jordan van den Berg vs.
Peter Woods. van den Berg tops him in every notable category. They, basically, play the same schedule, too.
Also, when you look at the workout numbers Jordan has reportedly flashed
(post#67), he can not be deemed a "
lunchpail" or "
overachiever" type, ala Bill Norton, who is currently on the PSquad of the Rams. If anything, he's probably much closer to Norton's Rams teammate
Braden Fiske, who was an absolute steal as an early 2nd round pick back in 2024.
Again, van den Berg was twice (2 years) named to
The Athletic’s list of college football's athletic “freaks”, reportedly benching 455 pounds, back-squatting 690, running a
4.74 40-yard dash (at 300 lbs.), clocking a shuttle drill of 4.2 seconds and jumping a vertical of
36.5 inches.
He must receive a Senior Bowl invite. Absolute no-brainer. All the Senior Bowl clowns have to do is check his computer/workout numbers, coupled with his on field production.