James Vandenberg
Personal information | |
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Born: | November 24, 1989 |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Keokuk (IA) |
College: | Iowa |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
James Vandenberg (born November 24, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings in 2013. He played college football at Iowa.
High school career
Vandenberg went to
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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James Vandenberg QB |
Keokuk, Iowa | Keokuk High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 4.80 | Dec 7, 2007 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 50 (QB) Rivals: -- (QB), 5 (IA) | ||||||
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Vandenberg committed to the
College career
After a year as a redshirt freshman, Vandenberg made his first career start for the Hawkeyes on November 14, 2009, against the Ohio State Buckeyes, stepping in for Ricky Stanzi who suffered a season-ending ankle injury the week before. In his first game as a starter, Vandenberg faced off against Terrelle Pryor of the Buckeyes in a game that determined the Big Ten Conference title. The Buckeyes won the game, 27–24, in overtime. Vandenberg led the Hawkeyes through the end of the regular season. The Hawkeyes finished with an 11–2 record and a spot in the Orange Bowl against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Passing statistics
Year | Team | Attempts | Completions | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INT |
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2008 | Iowa | Redshirt | |||||
2009 | Iowa | 87 | 42 | 48.3% | 470 | 2 | 5 |
2010 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | 45 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | Iowa | 404 | 237 | 58.7% | 3,022 | 25 | 7 |
2012 | Iowa | 389 | 223 | 57.3% | 2,249 | 7 | 8 |
College Totals | 888 | 507 | 57.1% | 5,786 | 35 | 20 |
Professional career
Vandenberg signed as an undrafted free agent for the Minnesota Vikings on April 27, 2013. Vandenberg was released by the Vikings on August 26, 2013 (along with 12 others) to get to a 75-man roster.[3]
References
- ^ "James Vandenberg". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "James Vandenberg". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Craig, Mark (August 26, 2013). "Vikings release 13 players". StarTribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2013.