Julian Vandervelde

Julian Vandervelde (born October 7, 1987) is a former American football center. He was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.^[1] He played college football at Iowa and was a prep at Davenport Central High School in Davenport, Iowa. He began his NFL career playing guard, but was reassigned as a center at the beginning of the 2013 season. He also holds the NFL record for being released 21 times over his career.^[2]

Julian Vandervelde

Vandervelde in the 2013 NFL season.
No. 73, 61
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1987-10-07) October 7, 1987 (age 36) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:	Davenport Central (Davenport, Iowa)
College:	Iowa
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2011) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011–2012)* Philadelphia Eagles (2012–2015) Quad City Steamwheelers (2018)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (2010)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 18 Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	5.21 s	1.68 s	2.94 s	4.59 s	7.46 s	31.0 in (0.79 m)	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)	23 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[3]^[4]

References

1. "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. "Julian Vandervelde: Released 21 Times to Launching Logs at the Highland Games". YouTube.com. NFL Films. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
3. "Julian Vandervelde Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
4. "Julian Vandervelde, Combine Results, OG - Iowa". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

External links

• Julian Vandervelde on Twitter
• Philadelphia Eagles bio