I have a new RAS crush for us to irrationally fawn over
March 24, 2026
Jordan Van den Berg is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 10.00 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 2 out of 2153 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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Where is he projected to get picked?
Undersized athletic freak DT? Sign me up. Aaron Donald was in my top 5 draft crushes ever at the time of that draft. I still hate the rams for that
If he’s another project I pass. Dennis Allen needs higher floor players right now to contribute. Don’t expect him to build homegrown talent on the Dline.
‘Aspires for a career in coaching, specifically as a defensive coordinator at the Power Five level.’
Everywhere I’ve looked, he ranges between 6th and UDFA.
Brett Kollmann gushed about him in the last Bootleg Football episode. Dude is a freak.
I knew Ryan Poles was lurking. Kaleb Proctor is another interesting day 3 guy.
Who was ranked 1?
Let me know when he jumps out of a pool
Fun player. 18th on Feldman’s freaks list, but he’s not even in ESPN’s top 200 or PFF’s top 447. Only person I’ve seen with him ranked is Mike Renner who has him 124th. I don’t get it.
36 inch vertical jump at 310 pounds is fucking insane
Nice find. Did a brief look and he’s from South Africa and played linebacker in HS. Went to CC, put on 40 pounds and then signed with Penn State as a D-lineman.
Late round dude who has the physical skill to develop if he has the brain/heart. Ideal late round pick.
14 comments
Where is he projected to get picked?
Undersized athletic freak DT? Sign me up. Aaron Donald was in my top 5 draft crushes ever at the time of that draft. I still hate the rams for that
If he’s another project I pass. Dennis Allen needs higher floor players right now to contribute. Don’t expect him to build homegrown talent on the Dline.
The best bit from his [player profile](https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/jordan-van-den-berg/)
‘Aspires for a career in coaching, specifically as a defensive coordinator at the Power Five level.’
Everywhere I’ve looked, he ranges between 6th and UDFA.
Brett Kollmann gushed about him in the last Bootleg Football episode. Dude is a freak.
I knew Ryan Poles was lurking. Kaleb Proctor is another interesting day 3 guy.
Who was ranked 1?
Let me know when he jumps out of a pool
Fun player. 18th on Feldman’s freaks list, but he’s not even in ESPN’s top 200 or PFF’s top 447. Only person I’ve seen with him ranked is Mike Renner who has him 124th. I don’t get it.
36 inch vertical jump at 310 pounds is fucking insane
https://preview.redd.it/ukah520d8xqg1.jpeg?width=1188&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=788083035e71c8bfcf8a9953047df447fb33e6fe
This is his grandfather.
Nice find. Did a brief look and he’s from South Africa and played linebacker in HS. Went to CC, put on 40 pounds and then signed with Penn State as a D-lineman.
Late round dude who has the physical skill to develop if he has the brain/heart. Ideal late round pick.
I too follow Brett Kollmann on youtube