Matt Bowen
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And your hope is that he can be coached up, right?
That you can turn that height, the length, and the speed into somebody that can be a playmaker instead of just โ
He was a shadow cover guy in college instead of a playmaker, especially last year.
Freshman year, he was more of a playmaker.
This past year, just played a little bit too off at times.
Yeah, I think what you're getting from him is an upfield penetrator.
You know, 6'4", 3'10".
And I did my final big board, and I sent it off to a bunch of teams.
And it's like, who am I wrong on?
Who am I just โ what stands out?
And you don't expect them to go through with a fine-tooth comb and say, oh, Matt, move this guy from 25 to 20.
But Vandenberg was the guy that they said, get into your top 150 โ
Because he's going to go earlier than you think.
Because of the athleticism.
Because this is a weak defensive tackle class.
And Brent Key, the head coach down there, loves the guy and raves about him.
He's like, he's going to go earlier than you think.
And he didn't.
And I was shocked to be sitting there on day three to not see him go.
Because you saw it last year.