Jason Vander Laan

Jason Kenneth Vander Laan (born September 22, 1992) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback at Ferris State. Vander Laan was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1]

Jason Vander Laan
No. 86 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992
Frankfort, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Chicago Christian
(Palos Heights, Illinois)
College:Ferris State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

At Ferris State, Vander Laan set the NCAA all-divisions record for career rushing yards by a quarterback with 5,953.[2] He also set the NCAA Division II record for rushing yards in a single season by a quarterback (1,607 in 2013).[3] Also, at Ferris State he won 2 Harlon Hill Trophies, which is awarded to the best player in all of NCAA Division II.[4]

College statistics

PassingRushing
YearTeamGPCompAttYdsTDINTRateAttYdsAvgTD
2012Ferris State111332311,493136125.22471,3385.416
2013Ferris State111402241,741159141.82651,6076.121
2014Ferris State121832752,381307170.22351,4666.220
2015Ferris State122103202,625277158.02631,5425.924
Career466661,0508,2408529150.51,0105,9535.981

Professional career

New York Jets

Vander Laan was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016. With the Jets, he converted from a quarterback to a tight end.[1] He was released by the team on August 28, 2016.[5] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 20, 2016.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 2, 2017.[7] He was waived by the Jets on September 3, 2017.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

On November 3, 2017, Vander Laan was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2017.[10] He was waived by the Colts on May 7, 2018.[11]

Carolina Panthers

On May 21, 2018, Vander Laan signed with the Carolina Panthers.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2018.[15]

Vander Laan was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[16]

New England Patriots

On September 25, 2019, Vander Laan signed with the New England Patriots practice squad.[17] On October 15, 2019, he was released.[18]

New Orleans Saints

On October 23, 2019, Vander Laan was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2019.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on December 6, 2019 with a head injury.[21]

Vander Laan chose to opt-out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 28, 2020.[22]

References
  1. Allen, Eric (May 5, 2016). "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free agents". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. "Ferris State QB Vander Laan leads AP Little All-America team". ESPN. Associated Press. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2015). Division II Football Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 4. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  4. Scheldt, Marshall (December 18, 2015). "Vander Laan Wins Second Harlon Hill Trophy: Bulldog Becomes Fourth Player to Ever Win Prestigious Award Twice". Ferris State University Torch. Big Rapids, MI. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  5. "Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List". New York Jets. August 28, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  6. Greenberg, Ethan (December 20, 2016). "Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
  7. "Jets Sign 5 Players to Reserve/Future Deals". New York Jets. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  8. Allen, Eric (September 3, 2017). "Jets Claim Four Including Two Receivers". New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017.
  9. "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Jason Vander Laan to Practice Squad". Indianapolis Colts. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  10. "Roster Moves: Colts Elevate TE Jason Vander Laan to Active Roster". Indianapolis Colts. November 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  11. "Roster Move: Colts Claim TE Randall Telfer". Indianapolis Colts. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  12. Smith, Bradley (May 21, 2018). "Panthers Roster Moves: Jason Vander Laan and Ashaad Mabry Signed; Korren Kirven Waived". Cat Scratch Reader.
  13. Voth, Bill (September 1, 2018). "Panthers Trim Roster to 53". Carolina Panthers.
  14. Voth, Bill (September 2, 2018). "Frazier, Allen among 10 signed to practice squad". Carolina Panthers.
  15. "Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve". Panthers.com. December 19, 2018.
  16. Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  17. "Patriots sign QB Cody Kessler to the 53-man roster; Sign TE Jason Vander Laan to the practice squad". Patriots.com. September 25, 2019.
  18. Cox, Zach (October 15, 2019). "Patriots Cut Quarterback Cody Kessler Amid Flurry Of Roster Moves". NESN.com. NESN. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  19. "Saints sign four players, bring back LB Stephone Anthony". Saints Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2019.
  20. "Saints make a series of transactions, send wide receiver Austin Carr to reserve/injured list". NOLA.com. November 22, 2019.
  21. Williams, Charean (December 6, 2019). "Saints re-sign Michael Ola, place Jason Vander Laan on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  22. Just, Amie (July 28, 2020). "Saints TE Jason Vander Laan opts out of 2020 season". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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