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O'Rien Vance

LB · Iowa State · Sr. · #34

Iowa State 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

O'Rien Vance

LB · Iowa State · Sr · #34

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#502 national
CFB
College
Iowa State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Iowa State622810.03.5------
2021Iowa State36152.51.01----
Career984312.54.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 10–7

at Iowa

1 TFL  ·  4 SOLO  ·  6 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Alfred Bryant’s 2022 season.

Indiana · 2022

#2

Michael Rose

Iowa State · 2021

64%
#3

Sidney Houston Jr.

Ball State · 2022

62%
#4

Kenneth Orji

Rice · 2021

60%
#5

Owen Carney Jr.

Illinois · 2021

60%

Matches Alfred on

TFL rate

Differs from Alfred on

Sack rate (lower)
Weight (higher)
PD rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamall Thompson's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).

New Mexico State · 2025

#2

C.J. Goetz

Wisconsin · 2022

80%
#3

Solomon Deshields

Pittsburgh · 2023

77%
#4

Stephen Dix Jr.

Marshall · 2023

75%
#5

Micheal Mason

Coastal Carolina · 2023

75%

Matches Jamall on

Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate