Vander Ploog

Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and the 247Sports Composite … Viewed as the top tight end prospect out of California and No. 4 nationally at the position by Rivals, coming in as the No. 161 overall recruit in the 2025 class … Rated as the No. 10 H-back nationally and the No. 25 recruit from California by ESPN, clocking in as the No. 273 overall recruit … Graded as the No. 12 tight end and a top-250 prep in the 2025 cycle by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 10 tight end in the country and the No. 18 recruit out of California by the 247Sports Composite, coming in as the No. 198 recruit … Tallied over 2,200 yards and 37 touchdowns in a three-year career at Troy … Posted 1,148 yards and 17 touchdowns on 75 receptions while leading Troy to a 9-2 record … Tallied more than 100 receiving yards in five of the first six games of the season, totaling 10 touchdowns in that span … Caught 12 passes for 194 yards and four touchdowns (all career highs) in the win over Segerstrom … Posted six catches for 67 yards and a score in the CIF Southern Section Final against La Serna … Also rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns and added a passing touchdown as a senior … Preseason Cal-Hi Sports third-team all-state selection … Posted first 1,000 yard season as a junior, racking up 1,047 yards and 12 scores on 61 catches … Season-high 161 yards and three touchdowns against Irvine … Helped lead Troy to a CIF Southern Section Division 9 quarterfinal berth … Cracked the varsity lineup as a sophomore, being utilized mainly as a red-area target … Five of seven receptions as a sophomore went for touchdowns … Three-sport athlete, also played baseball and basketball … Averaged 12.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks a game as a junior on the hardwood … Also recruited by Alabama, Arizona State, California, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, SMU, UNLV, Utah, Washington and Washington State.