Jason Vander Laan Explained

Jason Vander Laan
Current Team:Rockford High School
Position:Offensive coordinator
Birth Date:22 September 1992
Birth Place:Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:245
High School:Chicago Christian
(Palos Heights, Illinois)
College:Ferris State
Undraftedyear:2016
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Pastcoaching:
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Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:6
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:1
Pfr:VandJa00

Jason Kenneth Vander Laan (born September 22, 1992) is a former American football tight end and current offensive coordinator for Rockford High School. 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]

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]

Legacy

On October 22, 2022, Vander Laan's No. 15 was retired by the Bulldogs.[5]

College statistics

Passing Rushing
Ferris State Bulldogs
Year GP Comp Att Yds TD INT Rate Att Yds Avg TD
11 133 231 1,493 13 6 125.2 247 1,338 5.4 16
11 140 224 1,741 15 9 141.8 265 1,607 6.1 21
12 183 275 2,381 30 7 170.2 235 1,466 6.2 20
12 210 320 2,625 27 7 158.0 263 1,542 5.9 24
Career 46 666 1,050 8,240 85 29 150.5 1,010 5,953 5.9 81

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.[6] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 20, 2016.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 2, 2017.[8] He was waived by the Jets on September 3, 2017.[9]

Indianapolis Colts

On November 3, 2017, Vander Laan was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2017.[11] He was waived by the Colts on May 7, 2018.[12]

Carolina Panthers

On May 21, 2018, Vander Laan signed with the Carolina Panthers.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[14] [15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2018.[16]

Vander Laan was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[17]

New England Patriots

On September 25, 2019, Vander Laan signed with the New England Patriots practice squad.[18] On October 15, 2019, he was released.[19]

New Orleans Saints

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

Vander Laan chose to opt-out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 28, 2020.[23] He was waived after the season on February 12, 2021.[24]

Coaching career

On March 10, 2021, Vander Laan was hired by Rockford High School as an offensive coordinator.[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free agents . Allen . Eric . . May 5, 2016 . October 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905121224/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-6/Jets-Sign-13-Undrafted-Free-Agents/efe7724d-90a2-471d-a104-42f4519b1166 . September 5, 2017 . live .
  2. News: Ferris State QB Vander Laan leads AP Little All-America team . December 17, 2015 . . . December 19, 2016 .
  3. Book: National Collegiate Athletic Association . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Division II Football Records . 2015 . 4 . National Collegiate Athletic Association . December 19, 2016 .
  4. News: Marshall . Scheldt . 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 . December 15, 2018 .
  5. Web site: 2022-10-21 . Ferris football to retire Vander Laan's number on Saturday . 2023-01-16 . Big Rapids Pioneer . en-US.
  6. Web site: Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904064038/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Release-11-Place-Devin-Smith-on-PUP-List/6f800d0a-1d49-4460-80a4-37be8440e361 . dead . September 4, 2017 . New York Jets . August 28, 2016 . December 21, 2016 .
  7. Web site: Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805015527/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Place-Winters-and-Catapano-on-IR/a0b73b0f-e286-4665-8add-bab05456673b . dead . August 5, 2017 . Greenberg . Ethan . New York Jets . December 20, 2016 .
  8. Web site: Jets Sign 5 Players to Reserve/Future Deals . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904112120/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-randylangefb/Jets-Sign-5-Players-to-ReserveFuture-Deals/7ba6d33b-5182-4c9a-b9be-ff89c44ba6a1 . dead . September 4, 2017 . New York Jets . January 2, 2017 .
  9. Web site: Jets Claim Four Including Two Receivers . https://web.archive.org/web/20171218094128/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Claim-Four-Including-Two-Receivers/5901413a-a8ca-4264-ba58-4f6ed1ade3ac . dead . December 18, 2017 . Allen . Eric . New York Jets . September 3, 2017 .
  10. Web site: Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Jason Vander Laan to Practice Squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109135734/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Roster-Move-Colts-Sign-TE-Jason-Vander-Lean-To-Practice-Squad/c84a8ead-62f2-4e13-93eb-2da1db34935c . dead . November 9, 2017 . . November 3, 2017 .
  11. Web site: Roster Moves: Colts Elevate TE Jason Vander Laan to Active Roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030814/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Roster-Moves-Colts-Elevate-TE-Jason-Vander-Laan-To-Active-Roster/5cc65420-4d75-4e6a-a05f-9568ea544113 . dead . December 1, 2017 . Indianapolis Colts . November 25, 2017 .
  12. Web site: Roster Move: Colts Claim TE Randall Telfer . Indianapolis Colts . May 7, 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121814/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Roster-Move-Colts-Claim-TE-Randall-Telfer/6373dfa3-33d9-403a-8c8c-6628da7b8d55 . May 8, 2018 .
  13. Web site: Bradley . Smith . Panthers Roster Moves: Jason Vander Laan and Ashaad Mabry Signed; Korren Kirven Waived . Cat Scratch Reader . May 21, 2018 .
  14. Web site: Panthers Trim Roster to 53 . Voth . Bill . . September 1, 2018 .
  15. Web site: Frazier, Allen among 10 signed to practice squad . Voth . Bill . Carolina Panthers . September 2, 2018 .
  16. Web site: Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve. Panthers.com. December 19, 2018.
  17. News: Henson, Max . Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts . Panthers.com . August 30, 2019 . August 30, 2019.
  18. Web site: Patriots sign QB Cody Kessler to the 53-man roster; Sign TE Jason Vander Laan to the practice squad. Patriots.com. September 25, 2019.
  19. Web site: Cox . Zach . Patriots Cut Quarterback Cody Kessler Amid Flurry Of Roster Moves . NESN.com . NESN . 15 October 2019. October 15, 2019.
  20. Web site: Saints sign four players, bring back LB Stephone Anthony. Saints Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2019.
  21. Web site: Saints make a series of transactions, send wide receiver Austin Carr to reserve/injured list. NOLA.com. November 22, 2019.
  22. Web site: Saints re-sign Michael Ola, place Jason Vander Laan on IR. Williams, Charean. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. December 6, 2019.
  23. News: Just, Amie . Saints TE Jason Vander Laan opts out of 2020 season . NOLA.com . July 28, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  24. News: Just, Amie . Saints release veteran G Nick Easton, save roughly $6 million against salary cap for 2021 . NOLA.com . February 12, 2021 . February 23, 2021.
  25. Web site: Kaminski . Steve . 2021-03-10 . Ferris State’s Jason Vander Laan lands high school coaching gig . 2023-01-16 . mlive . en.

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