Jordan van den Berg
Jordan van den Berg
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: James Franklin and Brent Key. He has been named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Boston College — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia Tech, 6 sacks — drafted at #213 overall by Chicago.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Chicago2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 42 | 21 | 11.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 23 | 14 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 48 | 19.0 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Clemson
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Smith’s 2025 season.
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Differs from James on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Lawrence Johnson's senior season at Auburn (2023).
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