Gregory Van Roten (born February 26, 1990) is an American football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
Van Roten’s football career started with the Baldwin Bombers youth football organization at the age of 11. He attended and was an All-State Left Tackle at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York from 2005 to 2008.
Van Roten was an Ivy League All-Conference tackle at Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2012. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he studied at the Wharton School of Business and received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with a Concentration in Marketing. While at Penn, Van Roten was a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
On July 25, 2017, Van Roten signed with the Carolina Panthers.[9] He played in 10 games his first season in Carolina, primary on special teams, and served as a backup center and guard.
On January 29, 2018, Van Roten signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[10] He became a full-time starter in 2018, starting all 16 games at left guard. He was the only Panthers player to play every single offensive snap.
In 2019, Van Roten started the first 11 games at left guard before suffering a dislocated toe in Week 12. He was placed on injured reserve on November 27, 2019.
On April 2, 2020, Van Roten signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets. He started the first 12 games at right guard before being placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2020. On January 2, 2021, Van Roten was activated off of injured reserve. On May 6, 2022, Van Roten was released by the Jets.On June 13, 2022, the Buffalo Bills signed Van Roten to a one-year deal.
Stats
Receiving
YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | 0 | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | 0 | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight
He is 83 kg
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $705,000 contract, including a $0 signing bonus, $705,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet tall