#57 Zeke Vandenburgh

• Signed with the Showboats on Dec. 23, 2024

Prior to Showboats

• Signed with the Miami Dolphins as a UDFA prior to the 2023 season, but was waived/injured in the preseason
• Also drafted by the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions in 2023
• Named the Buck Buchanan Award winner as the best defensive player in NCAA FCS as a senior at Illinois State in 2022
• Also earned 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Consensus All-America honors and First Team All-MVFC accolades
• Finished his collegiate career No. 3 on the Illinois State career charts for sacks (24) and TFLs (43.5)
• Led all of NCAA FCS in sacks and TFLs per game in 2022, averaging 1.4 and 2.1, respectively
• Finished his Illinois State career with 256 tackles, 43.5 TFLs, 24 sacks, 1 interception and 7 passes defended in 51 career games