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Name: Zeke Vandenburgh
College: Illinois State
Number: 5
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 234
Position: Pos2: ILB/ST
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023
40 Low: 4.75 40 Time: 4.80 40 High: 4.86
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Data Scout Notes: X-7-HPFA/Fav of Mine/The FCS Jack Cambell but slower/Possible ILB/Shot at 5-7/100TT-14SK/Ball Magnet **2023: BBuchananWinner...2022: DPOYC/1stC...P1stC...2021: HMC...Announced he would return due to NCAA COVID-19 waiver and play in 2022 on Jan 10 '22. HM All-MVFC w/73 TT, 8.5 TFL, 4 SCK, 2 PBU, 8 QBH in 11 gms in '21. 13 TT, TFL, SCK, 2 QBH in 4 gms in spring '21. Announced intent to stay at Illinois St on
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Height: 6036
Weight: 234
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Dates: 03/09/23 03-14-23@Northwestern
Hand: 09 3/4 Arm: 31 5/8
Wingspan: 77
Height: 6036
Weight: 234
40 Yrd Dash: 4.80
20 Yrd Dash: 2.74
10 Yrd Dash: 1.62
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 24
Vertical Jump: 34 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'02"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.42
3-Cone Drill: 7.06
40 Time Range: 4.79-4.80/Projected 4.77/Both-Bests
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Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, Player News
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2022 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WINNER: The team awards handed out after Illinois State's spring practice were a direct reflection on outside linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh and foreshadowed his 2022 season. Amid the list of award winners who were mostly a newcomer to the program and younger players seeking to earn more playing time was Vandenburgh, a redshirt senior who by that point was a two-and-a-half-year starter. He was named Defensive MVP...for practice. Vandenburgh saved his best for last in so many ways, and his dominating play led to him receiving the 2022 Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the national defensive player of the year in FCS college football.William & Mary redshirt sophomore outside linebacker John Pius finished second in the voting and Central Arkansas sophomore defensive end David Walker third after a 54-member panel selected the 28th annual award – named for legendary defensive lineman Junious "Buck" Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State as part of his Hall of Fame career. The announcement was made Saturday night at the FCS National Awards banquet in Frisco, Texas. Vandenburgh, 23, from Freeport, Illinois, was the Missouri Valley Football Conference's defensive player of the year. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound All-A merican missed one game with a leg injury yet still racked up 100 tackles (51 solos), 21 tackles for loss (120 yards) and an FCS-leading 14 sacks with one interception, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four QB hurries. He h elped coach Brock Spack's team finish with a winning record by posting a career-high 17 tackles against Western Illinois in his final college game. - STATS FCS Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023  OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, Sr.,...In a season where he was named the league's defensive player of the week four times, Vandenburgh stood out in a league full of great defensive players. He started a ll 10 games he played in at outside linebacker and ranked No. 1 in the FCS in sacks per game and tackles-for-loss per game. The defensive captain led the MVFC in sacks (14.0), tackles-for-loss (21.0) and was third in the league in tackles (100) during th e regular season and recorded three or more sacks in three different games, including in the final two games of the season. Vandenburgh also finished the final two games of the year with 4.0 tackles-for-loss and had three-plus tackles-for-loss in five co ntests. He posted six double-digit tackle efforts, including a career-high 17 in the finale against Western Illinois, when he also recorded a career-best 3.5 sacks. - Illinois State Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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2022 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Illinois (Freeport High),...Zeke started all 10 games played in at outside linebacker and ranked No. 1 in the FCS in sacks per game and TFLs per game. He led the MVFC in sacks (14.0), TFLs (21.0) and was third in the league in tackles (100). The four-time MVFC Defensive Player of the Week recorded three sacks in three different games, including in the final two games of the season. H e also finished the final two games of the year with 4.0 TFLs and had three-plus TFLs in five contests. He posted six double-digit tackle efforts, including a career-high 17 in the finale against Western Illinois, when he also recorded a career-best 3.5 sacks. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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NOV 21 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Illinois (Freeport HS),...In a season that has been filled with superlatives, senior linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh saved his best performance of his career for his final game in a Redbird uniform. The Freeport, Illinois, native set career highs with 17 tackles and 3.5 sacks and tied a career-best with 4.0 TFLs against the Leathernecks. It marked his second-straight game with 3 sacks or more a nd marked his third performance of the year with 3 or more sacks. Vandenburgh also a forced a fumble on one of the sacks of WIU quarterback Henry Ogala. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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NOV 14 MISSOURI VALLEY PLATER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State - The top-ranked Jackrabbits had a hard time slowing down the Redbird senior, who set a career-best with four tackles for loss and tied his career high with three sack s, matching the mark he set earlier this season against Valparaiso. He also recorded the first interception of his stellar career at Illinois State, while finishing with 10 total tackles and a pass breakup against the Jacks. With that performance, he upp ed his season totals to a MVFC leading 10.5 sacks and 17.0 TFLs. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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OCT 3 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr. (Freeport, Ill./Freeport HS),...Linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh was all over the field against Southern Illinois on Saturday night. The senior captain tied his career high with 14 tackles against the Salukis and finished the game with a sack and 3.5 TFLs. The double-digit tackle effort was his third in four games for the Redbirds and he extended his streak of games with three or more TFLs to three games st raight. He now leads the Redbirds in tackles (44), sacks (6) and TFLs (10.5) on the season, with the sack and TFL numbers already setting career season bests. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Ill. (Freeport HS),...Linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh once again disrupted the game for the Redbird defense, which was dominant in a 35-7 win over rival Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. Vandenburgh's final line was extremely balanced, as he led the team with eight tackles, added a sack, three TFLs, recovered a fumble, had a pass breakup that led to an interception for a touchdown and was cr edited with two quarterback hurries. In total, the Redbird defense forced five turnovers on the night (3 INT, 2 FR), recorded four sacks and had 11 TFLs. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Ill./Freeport High,...Vandenburgh played a huge part in helping Illinois State hold on for a 28-21 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday nig ht. The Freeport, Ill., native led the team with 12 tackles, recorded a career-best three sacks, tied a career-high with 3.0 TFLs and added a forced fumble in the win for the Redbirds. Vandenburgh has now recorded double-digit tackle efforts in the first two games of the season for ISU. His final sack of the game was one of the biggest defensive plays of the contest, as he took down Valparaiso's Mason Kaplan for the third time with just 23 seconds left on the clock and that led to the game-sealing inter ception on the next play by Franky West. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State,...Vandenburgh was selected as a 2021 All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection, after he ranked second on the team with 73 tackles, led the team with four sacks and tied for the team lead with 8.5 tackles-for-loss. - Illinois State Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB Zeke Vandenburgh,...A captain at linebacker for the Redbirds, Vandenburgh started all 11 games and led the team with four sacks and tied for the team lead with 8.5 tackles-for-loss on the year. The Freeport, Illinois, native was second on the team with 73 tackles, including 44 solo stops, and was also credited with two pass breakup and a team-high eight quarterback hurries in 2021. He was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week, after rec ording a career-high 14 tackles with two sacks and 3.0 TFLs in a win over nationally-ranked UNI. - Illinois State Football
(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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