Jason Vander Laan

VANDER LAAN CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2013 & 2014 All-America Selection; Four-Time All-GLIAC Pick Became GLIAC’s All-Time Conference Leader In Total Offense This Year Only active QB in college football at any level with 70-plus rushing & passing TD’s Has more career rushing yards than any other QB in college football history at any level Set NCAA Single-Season All-Time Record For Most Rushing Yards by a QB in 2013 Ranks among top five active NCAA career rushing leaders in D2 football School record holder w/more than 14,000 yards total offense Became school’s all-time career rushing leader as a junior in 2014 More than 8,000 passing yards – ranks top three in school history Ran & passed for 1,000 plus yards four-straight seasons (has 4 of the 25 times in D2 history) Owns GLIAC all-time records for rush yards by QB in game (284), season (1,607) & career (5,730)

VANDER LAAN AT A GLANCE: Holds NCAA Career Record For Most Career Rushing Yards by a QB (All levels) First QB in NCAA History w/1,000+ rush & pass yards for four-straight years Set NCAA Division II Record for most career rushing touchdowns by a QB Recipient of 2014 Harlon Hill Trophy As NCAA Division II Player of Year 2014-15 Division II National Scholar-Athlete of the Year (All sports) 2015 Campbell Trophy “Academic Heisman” Finalist (All levels) Four-year starter & letterwinner; Two-time Team Captain Consensus 2014 All-American & 2015 Preseason National Player of Year Two-Time GLIAC Player of the Year; Two-Time All-GLIAC First Team (2014 & 2015) Accounted for 51 TD’s this season & ranked first in nation in points responsible for Nation’s top rushing quarterback this year at all levels of college football Earned National Offensive & GLIAC Player of Week honors multiple times this year Top rushing QB in the nation (1,542 yards) this year at all levels

Vander Laan leaves Ferris State with an all-time mark of 37-9 mark in his four years as starting QB and went 26-2 overall in his last 28 starts. He led Bulldogs to team’s first 11-plus win season since 1995 in 2014 and the offense averaged 520 yards per game of total offense this year. He developed as an option quarterback who thrived on running the football early in his career.

His junior and senior year, Vander Laan dedicated himself to passing the football and learnign the naunces of the positions. Well versed is both handling the football on the ground he can delivery the ball in the air. He scored more career points than any other active quarterback in the college football at any level.

His athleticism has him on the NFL Draft radar on several positions. Besides quarterback NFL teams also are interested in seeing Vander Laan has a H-Back type player at the next level. Teams are able to view him like former Chicago Bears tight end Zack Miller. Thirty of the NFL’s 32 teams have visited Ferris State in regards to Vander Laan. The two exceptions were the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.