Oakland Raiders rookie defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes has been turning it up at training camp.

Since being drafted by his favorite childhood team, Vanderdoes has put in the time away from the gridiron to prepare himself to be the best player he can be in his rookie season and it is already paying off.

The former UCLA Bruin has been turning heads since the beginning of training camp and did so the last two days by running with the first-team defense and sacking Raiders quarterback Derek Carr on several occasions.

Eddie Vanderdoes gets a sack of Carr from the interior. Rookie third round pick has had a good day. — Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) August 4, 2017

The defense has turned it up, with consecutive "sacks" of Derek Carr by Bruce Irvin and Eddie Vanderdoes,… https://t.co/SBKATg2Lxn — Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) August 5, 2017

The Raiders allowed former defensive lineman Stacy McGee to walk via free agency and released their other DT from 2016 in Dan Williams. Therefore, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie is essentially putting all of his chips in the middle on Vanderdoes.

So far, Vanderdoes is showing that McKenzie’s risk was well worth it. Vanderdoes brings some good size at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds and a high motor.

With fellow rookie defensive tackle Treyvon Hester and third-year defensive end Mario Edwards Jr., the middle of the Raiders defensive line is looking pretty solid right now.