Scouting Report: Strengths

• Super athletic - Made Bruce Feldman's 2023 Freak's List at #40. He Wrote: "The 6-2, 278-pound junior is a former state champion heavyweight wrestler, who also finished second in the state in the shot put and had the third-longest discus throw in the United State that same year. Vann bench-pressed 405 pounds and squatted 580. He’s also run a 4.79 40 and vertical-jumped 33 inches."
• Vann has decent enough flexibility to bend the edge, and Vann shows a good closing burst.
• Lower than offensive lineman on every short-yardage play. Good agility and ability to change direction for his size.
• He is strong enough in the lower body to hold up at the point of attack, and he displays a good feel as a grappler in the phone booth, consistently getting blockers off-balance before sending them to the ground.
• A technician with a high motor, he has a variety of moves and displays exceptionally good hand use. He shows a strong finishing burst and has the power to hold at the point of attack as a run defender.
• Vann explodes off the line with a quick first step, with agile feet to counter inside and closing burst to finish plays.
• With a powerful lower body and the ability to hold up at the point of attack as a run defender, he is remarkably instinctive.