James Vandenberg
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = James Vandenberg
| image = James-Vandenberg-Iowa-Quarterback.jpg
| caption = Vandenberg with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2009
| number = 16
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|24}}
| birth_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = Keokuk (IA)
| college = Iowa
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
| highlights =
- Third-team All-American
- Iowa Class-3A Player of the Year
}}
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.
Early life
Vandenberg went to Keokuk High School in Keokuk, Iowa. While in high school, Vandenberg was the most prolific passer in Iowa high school history. He ranks sixth all-time nationally in single season completion percentage, and tenth nationally in career completion percentage. He holds 10 different Iowa high school passing records, including career touchdown passes and single season touchdown passes. In 2007, he led Keokuk to their first and only State Championship in football, winning the 3A title in a 42-7 blowout of Sioux City Heelan.
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = James Vandenberg
| position = QB
| hometown = Keokuk, Iowa
| highschool = Keokuk High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 176
| 40 = 4.80
| commitdate = December 7, 2007
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 = yes
| year = 2008
| rivals ref title = Iowa Football Commitment List (25)
| scout ref title = Iowa College Football Recruiting Commits
| scouts =
| scout overall = 50 (QB)
| rivals overall = -- (QB), 5 (IA)
| accessdate = 2011-10-07
}}
Vandenberg committed to the University of Iowa on December 7, 2007.{{cite web |title=James Vandenberg |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa/football/recruiting/player-James-Vandenberg-58358;_ylt=AoWkoY_WULPVfwI4JNlQ1Fd7sJB4 |publisher=Rivals.com |accessdate=2011-10-06}} Vandenberg also had scholarship offers from the University of Nebraska, Northern Illinois University, and University of Northern Iowa.{{cite web |title=James Vandenberg |url=http://hsiowa.scout.com/a.z?s=163&p=8&c=1&nid=3031185 |publisher=Scout.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}}
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=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Team !! Attempts !! Completions !! Completion % !! Yards !! TDs !! INT | |||||||
| 2008 | Iowa | colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | 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 |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;"
| colspan=2 | College totals | 888 | 507 | 57.1% | 5,786 | 35 | 20 | |
| style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" |
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.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Craig |title=Vikings release 13 players |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/221240701.html |work=StarTribune.com |publisher=Star Tribune |date=August 26, 2013 |accessdate=August 26, 2013 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vandenberg_james00.html Iowa profile]
{{Iowa Hawkeyes starting quarterbacks}}
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