Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
#88
Vander Ploog
Sophomore tight end for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 230 lb · Fullerton, CA · Troy
Transferred Oregon → NC State for 2026
The numbers
25
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 12.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, at Virginia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2025.
- Transferred from Oregon to NC State in 2026.
In Their Words
240 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Vander Ploog
Oregon to NC State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
25 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Troy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to NC State
2025Oregon
2026NC State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 25.0 YDS/g, 12.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NC State | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Background
Fullerton, Cal. | Troy HS | Oregon AS A FRESHMAN (2025 AT OREGON): • Redshirted the season, he did not see action. HIGH SCHOOL: • Helped lead Troy to a CIF Southern Section Division 9 quarterfinal berth • Honors: Preseason Cal-Hi Sports third-team all-state selection • Career Stats: Tallied over...
The tight end room · NC State
- #19Preston Douglas18 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Hunter Provience2 games · 2026
- #87Ian Flyntno box-score line yet
- #44Gus Ritcheyno box-score line yet
- #88Vander Ploog1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology