TCU football has produced a number of NFL-caliber safeties over the years. The Frogs have enjoyed consecutive NFL drafts with safeties hearing their names called with Trevon Moehrig in 2021 and Vernon Scott in 2020.
That streak is not expected to continue with the 2022 NFL Draft getting underway Thursday but it could. La’Kendrick Van Zandt has the athleticism to get in the mix for a late-round selection.
At TCU’s Pro Day, Van Zandt ran a 4.53 40-yard dash, had a 4.15-second short shuttle and a 39 1/2-inch vertical jump. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Van Zandt would have posted the 13th-fastest 40; the second-best shuttle; and the second-best vertical jump.