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Several months ago I posted about "freaky" athletic Georgia Tech defensive tackle Jordan Van den Berg. When he attended Penn State, he was merely seen as a "workout warrior". But that might not have been fair, as he had to deal with PSU's militantly anti-White, mulatto HC Ben Franklin. Could he really succeed with Ben at the helm?
The "freaky" athletic Van den Berg left for Georgia Tech where he immediately blossomed into a complete player:
Yet, despite the on-field progress and athletic testing potential, he received zero invites to all-star games. None! No Senior Bowl, ect. He also failed to receive a Combine invite. His only chance to impress was at Pro Day, where he registered a perfect R.A.S. score. This ranked 2nd out of 2270 DT's from 1987 to 2026. Yet he's mostly considered a 7th round pick or undrafted free agent
Two YouTube pundits "attempted" to explain these snubs. Both came to the same conclusion that 3 sacks as senior was not enough!
A) African American, perhaps an ex-player, is very impressed by Jordan, but states here 3 sacks might not be enough for the NFL.
B) White K.C. Chiefs DWF type does a deeper dive into Jordan 10.0 R.A.S. and concludes the NFL should ignore the athletic "freak" until round 6 or 7, due to only 3 sacks and poor overall stats?
Van den Berg had 11 TFL's last season. Clemson (same conference) defensive tackle Peter Woods recorded only 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks through 12 games and he could be a first round pick
Below is a list of DT's that made ESPN's and Dan Jeremiah's (NFL.com) Top 100. None had more than 3 sacks (links below) last season and some had less than 3 in their entire careers?
Peter Woods 2 (5 career/3 years)
Kayden McDonald 3 (3 career)
Christen Miller 1.5 (4 career/3years)
Domonique Orange 0 (1 career/4years)
Caleb Banks 0 (6.5 career/4years)
Lee Hunter 2.5 (7.5 career/4years)
Darrell Jackson Jr. 1 (7.5 career/5 years)
The "freaky" athletic Van den Berg left for Georgia Tech where he immediately blossomed into a complete player:
Yet, despite the on-field progress and athletic testing potential, he received zero invites to all-star games. None! No Senior Bowl, ect. He also failed to receive a Combine invite. His only chance to impress was at Pro Day, where he registered a perfect R.A.S. score. This ranked 2nd out of 2270 DT's from 1987 to 2026. Yet he's mostly considered a 7th round pick or undrafted free agent
Two YouTube pundits "attempted" to explain these snubs. Both came to the same conclusion that 3 sacks as senior was not enough!
A) African American, perhaps an ex-player, is very impressed by Jordan, but states here 3 sacks might not be enough for the NFL.
B) White K.C. Chiefs DWF type does a deeper dive into Jordan 10.0 R.A.S. and concludes the NFL should ignore the athletic "freak" until round 6 or 7, due to only 3 sacks and poor overall stats?
Van den Berg had 11 TFL's last season. Clemson (same conference) defensive tackle Peter Woods recorded only 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks through 12 games and he could be a first round pick
Below is a list of DT's that made ESPN's and Dan Jeremiah's (NFL.com) Top 100. None had more than 3 sacks (links below) last season and some had less than 3 in their entire careers?
Peter Woods 2 (5 career/3 years)
Kayden McDonald 3 (3 career)
Christen Miller 1.5 (4 career/3years)
Domonique Orange 0 (1 career/4years)
Caleb Banks 0 (6.5 career/4years)
Lee Hunter 2.5 (7.5 career/4years)
Darrell Jackson Jr. 1 (7.5 career/5 years)
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