FLORHAM PARK -- His 6-5, 252-pound frame make him easy enough to spot on the field. And once you do, Jason Vander Laan looks like any other tight end out there.
He runs routes. He catches passes. He blocks. Occasionally, he'll score. He's no Travis Kelce or Rob Gronkowski, but through the Jets' first 11 training camp practices, he looks very much like he belongs.
Not bad for a guy who started playing the position 19 months ago.
"I'm happy with where I'm at," Vander Laan told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.