Andrew Vorhees tore knee ligament at combine

The USC lineman came into the event projected as a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft

Former offensive lineman Southern California, Andrew Vorheesapparently suffered a “clean tear” to the ACL in his right knee, he was told Monday after meeting with doctors, a source told ESPN.

Vorhees injured his right knee while exercising during the Combined Annual Talent of the league last Sunday in Indianapolis. It is rare for a player to sustain a significant injury to the Combinedy Vorhees came into the event projected as a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The draft analyst for ESPNTodd McShay, ranks him as his 115th player overall.

Surprisingly, Vorhees managed to get one of the most impressive performances of the Combined Coming off the injury, With a sound leg, he racked up 38 reps on the bench press at 225 pounds, which was the most for any player at any position before Monday.

The official numbers for the bench press had not been released as of Monday afternoon, leaving the defensive lineman from Michigan, Mazie Smith, as the leader entering the session, with 34 reps. Last year, the offensive lineman of Boston College, Zion Johnsonled all offensive linemen in the Combined con 32.

Vorhees He is a 6-foot-6, 310-pound player who started primarily as a guard during his six seasons at USC.

got the Morris Trophyawarded annually to the best offensive lineman in the Pac-12 conference. Earned first team honors All-American from The Associated Press as a guard. During his time in USChe played both the guard and tackle positions.

Vorhees appeared in 55 games over the course of his collegiate career in USC, which included 48 starts. He started 25 games at right guard, 19 at left guard, and four at left tackle.