#89

Matt VandeBerg

Wide receiver for Iowa. 2017: 28 catches, 384 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Iowa · #89

6′1″ · 195 lb · Brandon, SD

Iowa 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Iowa. 2017: 28 catches, 384 receiving yards, 2 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa, 1,627 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 114 yds at Iowa State.Iowa State · W 31-172015

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Iowa

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.

2014Iowa7-6HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2015Iowa12-2HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2017Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#160 / 539 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#247 / 539 · 53rd pct

13.7

Rec yards#291 / 539 · 46th pct

384

Receptions#299 / 539 · 44th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.0	24.7	12.7	0.1
Road6g	2.3	35.2	13.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	27.9	12.4	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	31.5	14.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Iowa	28	384	13.7	2	--
2016	Iowa	19	284	14.9	3	--
2015	Iowa	65	703	10.8	4	--
2014	Iowa	14	256	18.3	1	--
Career		126	1,627	12.9	10	--

Season	Team
2017	Iowa	--	--	--	75	--
2016	Iowa	1	25	--	--	--
2015	Iowa	2	24	--	--	--
2014	Iowa	--	--	36	82	--
Career		3	49	36	157	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2017

W 55–24

vs Ohio State

2 rec · 25 yds

Dominant 31-point win at home against Ohio State.

With N. Stanley — 226 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.7 · -3 rush yds (2 car) · C. Rastetter — 18 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 7 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-3vs Wyoming	2	19	9.5	0	14
Wk 2	W 44-41@ Iowa State	3	42	14.0	1	17
Wk 3	W 31-14vs North Texas	3	19	6.3	0	10
Wk 4	L 19-21vs Penn State	2	27	13.5	0	22
Wk 5	L 10-17@ Michigan State	3	31	10.3	0	16
Wk 6	W 45-16vs Illinois	2	48	24.0	1	39
Wk 8	L 10-17@ Northwestern	3	90	30.0	0	61	Season-high 90 yds
Wk 9	W 17-10vs Minnesota	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 10	W 55-24vs Ohio State	2	25	12.5	0	18
Wk 11	L 14-38@ Wisconsin	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 12	L 15-24vs Purdue	2	24	12.0	0	18
Wk 13	W 56-14@ Nebraska	2	25	12.5	0	21
Bowl	W 27-20@ Boston College	1	9	9.0	0	9
Total		28	384	13.2	2	61

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology