A Penn State transfer, van den Berg produced 16 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks over two seasons at Georgia Tech. A 13-game starter in 2025, van den Berg led the team with 11.0 tackles for loss and was named a first-team All-ACC selection. Per PFF, van den Berg had 29 pressures and 19 stops over 553 snaps in 2025.<\/p>\n
If his productive final season didn’t do the trick, van den Berg really put his name on the NFL draft radar with a dominant athletic performance the Georgia Tech’s pro day. Measuring a little over 6-3 and 310 pounds, van den Berg aced the testing — benching 225 pounds 35 times, running the 40-yard dash in 4.94 seconds, hitting 36″ in the vertical leap, covering 9-11 in the broad jump and finishing the short shuttle in 4.17 seconds. All were considered elite marks at his size. By Relative Athletic Score, van den Berg scored a perfect 10.0 — making him one of the most athletic defensive tackle prospects ever.<\/p>\n
The Packers, who need interior defensive line help, could see van den Berg as the perfect developmental prospect, with his truly elite athleticism giving him a higher than typical ceiling.<\/p>\n
van den Berg isn’t without flaws as a prospect. He turns 24 in April, and his pass-rushing production wasn’t overwhelming — only 4.0 sacks and nine quarterback hits over almost 600 pass-rushing snaps during his final two seasons.<\/p>\n
Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n On the consensus big board, van den Berg ranks No. 246 overall — making it likely he’ll be a Day 3 pick. But with a disruptive 2025 season and elite testing numbers, it’s possible he’ll come off the board sooner than expected.<\/p>\n van den Berg is a South Africa native. He moved to the Atlanta area when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Penn State in 2023, he earned a master\u2019s degree in international affairs, science and technology from Georgia Tech last year.<\/p>\n
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