Jason Vander Laan

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Jason Vander Laan
Rockford HS (MI)
Position: Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992 (age 32)
Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
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
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:6
Games started:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jason Kenneth Vander Laan (born September 22, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Ferris State Bulldogs. Vander Laan was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016. [1] After his playing career, he became the offensive coordinator for Rockford High School.

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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

PassingRushing
Ferris State Bulldogs
YearGPCompAttYdsTDINTRateAttYdsAvgTD
2012 111332311,493136125.22471,3385.416
2013 111402241,741159141.82651,6076.121
2014 121832752,381307170.22351,4666.220
2015 122103202,625277158.02631,5425.924
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. [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]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Ferris football to retire Vander Laan's number on Saturday". Big Rapids Pioneer. October 21, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 20, 2016). "Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jets Sign 5 Players to Reserve/Future Deals". New York Jets. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Allen, Eric (September 3, 2017). "Jets Claim Four Including Two Receivers". New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Jason Vander Laan to Practice Squad". Indianapolis Colts. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Roster Moves: Colts Elevate TE Jason Vander Laan to Active Roster". Indianapolis Colts. November 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Roster Move: Colts Claim TE Randall Telfer". Indianapolis Colts. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ Smith, Bradley (May 21, 2018). "Panthers Roster Moves: Jason Vander Laan and Ashaad Mabry Signed; Korren Kirven Waived". Cat Scratch Reader.
  14. ↑ Voth, Bill (September 1, 2018). "Panthers Trim Roster to 53". Carolina Panthers.
  15. ↑ Voth, Bill (September 2, 2018). "Frazier, Allen among 10 signed to practice squad". Carolina Panthers.
  16. ↑ "Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve". Panthers.com. December 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  18. ↑ "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. ↑ Cox, Zach (October 15, 2019). "Patriots Cut Quarterback Cody Kessler Amid Flurry Of Roster Moves". NESN.com. NESN. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Saints sign four players, bring back LB Stephone Anthony". Saints Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2019.
  21. ↑ Johnson, Luke (November 22, 2019). "Saints make a series of transactions, send wide receiver Austin Carr to reserve/injured list". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  22. ↑ Williams, Charean (December 6, 2019). "Saints re-sign Michael Ola, place Jason Vander Laan on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  23. ↑ Just, Amie (July 28, 2020). "Saints TE Jason Vander Laan opts out of 2020 season". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  24. ↑ Just, Amie (February 12, 2021). "Saints release veteran G Nick Easton, save roughly $6 million against salary cap for 2021". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  25. ↑ Kaminski, Steve (March 10, 2021). "Ferris State's Jason Vander Laan lands high school coaching gig". mlive. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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