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.
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.
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]
^Craig, Mark (August 26, 2013). "Vikings release 13 players". StarTribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
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james, vandenberg, this, article, about, football, player, professional, wrestling, manager, james, mitchell, manager, born, november, 1989, former, american, football, quarterback, signed, undrafted, free, agent, minnesota, vikings, 2013, played, college, foo. This article is about the football player For the professional wrestling manager see James Mitchell manager 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 James VandenbergPersonal informationBorn 1989 11 24 November 24 1989 age 34 Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh school Keokuk IA College IowaUndrafted 2013Career historyMinnesota Vikings 2013 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsEA Sports 3rd Team All American Iowa Class 3A Player of the YearCareer NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 2 1 Passing statistics 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksHigh school career editVandenberg 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 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateJames VandenbergQB 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 nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N AOverall recruiting rankings Scout 50 QB Rivals QB 5 IA Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2008 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved 2011 10 07 Vandenberg committed to the University of Iowa on December 7 2007 1 Vandenberg also had scholarship offers from the University of Nebraska Northern Illinois University and University of Northern Iowa 2 College career editAfter 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 edit Year Team Attempts Completions Completion Yards TDs INT2008 Iowa Redshirt2009 Iowa 87 42 48 3 470 2 52010 Iowa 8 5 62 5 45 1 02011 Iowa 404 237 58 7 3 022 25 72012 Iowa 389 223 57 3 2 249 7 8College Totals 888 507 57 1 5 786 35 20Professional career editVandenberg 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 edit 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 External links editIowa profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Vandenberg amp oldid 1186742907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
