Barry Sanders Football League
05-02-2145
#21|Nick Van Exel Cornerback
Florida Gators (1991, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (12-06-2025) Potential
Age at Death 70 Born 07-14-1955 in Houlton, ME
Drafted Round 1, Pick 7 (1977) Experience 13 Years (270 Wks)
College Merrimack University, 1978 Salary 845 ($11505.079M/2145 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching Pass Cover B+ Kick Power D-
Throw Acc Pass Blocking Run Cover D- Kick Acc D+
Carrying C- Run Blocking Tackling Kick Return B+
        Pursuit    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C- Execution B+ Agility
Strength C+ Health D- Aggressiveness Hands
Jumping B-     Attitude Break Tackle
ROLES
QB D+ C DT C- SS K GUN B-
WR G D+ DE C- FS C+ P D- KR C+
HB/TB C- T C- ILB CB LS KRB
FB C- TE C- OLB H D+ HT B- KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1974 College 48 1/4 1/4   0/4       2/4     0/7   1/11         1/3   1/3   1/6 0/2   8/48
1975 College 73 1/1 1/3 0/1 0/7       2/7     1/4   2/14         5/12 0/2 2/13   4/7 2/2   20/73
1976 College 72 2/4 3/10 0/1 2/7       1/5     5/14   3/9         2/4 0/2 2/4   4/9 0/3   24/72
1977 Position 54   4/8   0/4       4/5     4/7   4/14         1/3   3/4   2/9     22/54
1977 Drills 21 0/1   5/8 0/5                 0/1                   2/6   7/21
1977 Declines 0                                       -1/0         -1/0
1978 Position 53   1/1   2/3       3/10     3/12   2/6         2/10   3/6   1/5     17/53
1978 Drills 22     3/10 1/5                                     2/7   6/22
1978 Declines 0                                 -1/0               -1/0
1979 Position 47   1/3   2/3       2/7     3/10   2/7         1/3   5/6   2/8     18/47
1979 Drills 18     3/8 1/6                                 -1/0   0/4   3/18
1980 Position 60   1/5   0/4       1/5     5/8   2/15         1/8   0/8   1/7     11/60
1980 Drills 23     4/7 0/7                                 -3/0   3/9   4/23
1981 Position 61   0/5   3/8       1/5         0/9         0/10   1/8   0/16     5/61
1981 Drills 23     5/9 5/8                                 -3/0   1/6   8/23
1981 Declines 0                   -1/0                             -1/0
1982 Position 59   0/4   3/7       1/9         5/12         0/7   0/6   0/14     9/59
1982 Drills 24     6/10 1/5                                 -2/0   2/9   7/24
1982 Declines 0   -2/0         -1/0                     -1/0             -4/0
1983 Position 61   0/4   1/5       0/17         0/11         0/9   0/7   0/8     1/61
1983 Drills 24     6/8 2/5                                     0/11   8/24
1983 Declines 0 -4/0                                     -2/0         -6/0
1984 Position 60   0/4   2/6       0/8         2/12         1/15   0/11   0/4     5/60
1984 Drills 26     7/9 3/6                                 -3/0   1/11   8/26
1984 Declines 0 -4/0 -1/0             -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -3/0 -2/0       -1/0     -3/0 -1/0     -18/0
1985 Position 60   0/2   1/8       0/9         1/14         0/11   0/8   0/8     2/60
1985 Drills 25     1/5 2/10                                 -1/0   2/10   4/25
1985 Declines 0 -8/0 -2/0         -1/0 -1/0 -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0     -4/0   -4/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -39/0
1986 Position 51   0/2   1/5       0/3     0/18   0/8         1/7   1/4   0/4     3/51
1986 Drills 23     0/8 1/9                                     0/6   1/23
1986 Declines 0 -7/0 -1/0   -1/0     -1/0 -3/0   -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -6/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -57/0
1987 Position 61   0/2   1/5       0/6     0/14   0/9         0/9   0/9   0/7     1/61
1987 Drills 26     3/6 0/6                                     2/14   5/26
1987 Declines 0 -13/0 -2/0     -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0         -8/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -67/0
1988 Position 60   0/4   0/5       0/6     1/16   1/9         0/6   0/3   0/11     2/60
1988 Drills 25     2/8 1/7                                 -1/0   0/10   2/25
1988 Declines 0 -19/0 -7/0   -4/0 -5/0 -2/0 -4/0 -6/0 -5/0 -5/0 -6/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -4/0 -1/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -6/0 -3/0 -5/0 -8/0 -122/0
1989 Position 54       0/2       1/9     1/12   0/10         0/6   0/5   0/10     2/54
1989 Drills 25     3/8 2/9                                 -2/0   0/8   3/25
1989 Declines 0 -24/0 -11/0   -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -7/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -6/0 -5/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -8/0 -6/0 -6/0 -6/0 -144/0
1990 Position 12   0/1           0/2         0/3         0/2   1/2   0/2     1/12
1990 Drills 25     1/10 0/4                                     0/11   1/25
1990 Declines 0 -32/0 -7/0   -5/0 -6/0 -3/0 -9/0 -2/0 -5/0 -7/0 -8/0 -8/0 -9/0 -5/0 -8/0 -3/0 -2/0 -12/0 -6/0 -4/0 -11/0 -10/0 -4/0 -9/0 -175/0
1991 Position 1                                           0/1     0/1
1991 Drills 2     1/1 0/1                                         1/2
Total -107/10 -21/62 50/117 22/176 -15/0 -11/0 -21/0 -1/117 -21/0 -26/0 -5/122 -27/0 -6/174 -20/0 -21/0 -13/0 -10/0 -25/125 -23/4 -10/107 -58/0 -11/136 -5/129 -31/0 -416/1279

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1991Nick Van Exel has retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.
04-29-1990The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Edwin Bell and Nick Van Exel to the inactive roster.
08-31-1986Nick Van Exel of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 20 days.
04-27-1980The Los Angeles Lakers have changed Lane Lankford's name to Nick Van Exel.
11-04-1979Lane Lankford of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with a groin pull and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
10-07-1979Lane Lankford of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
09-16-1979Lane Lankford of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
12-03-1978Lane Lankford of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 14 days.
10-30-1977Lane Lankford of the Los Angeles Lakers is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
08-08-1977The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Jacque Price, Lane Lankford, Carl Soward, and Al Amey to the active roster. The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Cecil Brown, Reuben Meutch, Ted Ungerer, and Ben Reece to the inactive roster.