By Will Vandervort.

There is no real comparison when it comes to Vic Beasley and Jadeveon Clowney. Sure, Clowney is a freak of nature at 6-foot-5, 266 pounds. No one can or will dispute that, but Vic Beasley had a more productive college career.

Who will be the better professional football player? The verdict is still out on that, but it is safe to say Beasley was more impressive than Clowney in his NFL Scouting Combine performance. Of course Clowney’s performance landed him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

How will Beasley do in the draft? I guess we will see, but this weekend’s performance will surely help his draft stock.

When you look at their college careers Beasley (6-foot-3, 246 pounds) had a more productive career overall at least from a statistical point of view. Clowney is better known for his bone-jarring hit on a Michigan running back that caused his helmet to fly off or his school-record four sacks of Tajh Boyd in the 2012 Clemson-South Carolina game, but his overall statistics were not as impressive from a consistency standpoint.

In his three years as a starter for the Gamecocks, Clowney recorded 130 tackles and 47 tackles for loss. Twenty four of those 47 tackles for loss were sacks. He deflected seven passes, forced nine fumbles and recovered just one.

Clowney was a unanimous All-American section in 2012 when he was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He was a two-time First-Team All-SEC selection as well. His best season came in 2012 when he registered 23.5 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. He had 54 tackles overall that year.

In his final year in Columbia, the defensive end finished with 40 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and just three sacks.

Clowney was the No. 1 overall selection by the Houston Texans in last year’s NFL Draft and finished his first season with seven tackles, while playing in four games and starting two during his injury riddled rookie season.

Beasley was a two-year starter at Clemson and played as a reserve in 2012, his redshirt sophomore season. Overall, he finished his Clemson career as the school’s all-time sack leader with 33. He also had a total of 52.5 tackles for loss. He recorded 90 tackles overall and was a two-time First-Team All-ACC Selection.

The two-time consensus All-American also batted down nine passes, forced seven fumbles and returned two fumbles for touchdowns. His best year was in 2013 when he totaled 41 tackles had 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. He also had four forced fumbles and batted down six passes that year.

Beasley followed that up with 12 sacks this past season and 21.5 tackles for loss on his way to ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors. He had 34 tackles overall with three passes batted down and two forced fumbles. He recovered one of the fumbles and returned it for a touchdown.

Some have Beasley going in the top 10 picks of the NFL Draft later this year.

Tale of the tape NFL Combine

                           Clowney              Beasley

40-yard dash      4.53                        4.53

Bench press       21 reps                 35 reps

Vertical jump    37.5 inches         41 inches

Broad jump        124.0 inches       130 inches

3 cone drill         7.27 seconds      6.91 seconds

20-yd shuttle     4.43                        4.15