Daniel Lasco
| No. 36 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 9, 1992 The Woodlands, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | The Woodlands (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 7 / pick: 237 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured Reserve | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Daniel Lee Lasco II (born October 9, 1992) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California.
Early years
Lasco attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas. He started as the Highlander's running back for four seasons, becoming the first freshman to score a varsity touchdown in his school's history. During his career he rushed for 3,821 yards and 43 touchdowns, breaking his high school records for most career rushing yards and touchdowns.[1] He committed to the University of California, Berkeley to play college football over offers from Arkansas, Iowa, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and TCU.
College career
After redshirting his first year at California in 2011, Lasco played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and had 109 rushing yards on 8 carries with a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2013, he played in eight games and had 67 carries for 317 with two touchdowns. As a junior in 2014, he started 11 of 12 games and rushed for 1,115 yards on 210 carries with 12 touchdowns.[2] In nine games during his senior year in 2015, Lasco rushed for 331 yards on 65 carries and three touchdowns.
Professional career
At the 2016 NFL Combine, Lasco had an 11-foot, three inch broad jump which set the combine record for a running back.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
209 lb (95 kg) |
4.46 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 4.26 s | 7.22 s | 411⁄2 | 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) |
23 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
In the 2016 NFL Draft, Lasco was selected by the New Orleans Saints. On May 9, 2016, the Saints signed Lasco to a four-year deal.[4][5][6]
On September 8, 2017, Lasco was waived by the Saints and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 17, 2017.[9]
On Sunday, November 12, 2017, Lasco was rushed off the field in the game between the Saints and the Buffalo Bills (the Saints won 47-10), after suffering an unspecified spinal injury to some portion of his spine. While exact details regarding the precise severity of his injury was not mentioned, while on a spine board being carried to the ambulance, surrounded by his fellow players, he was able to raise his hand in a wave, and it was later stated he had feeling in at least some of his extremities. He was tended by team physician Michael Hartman. After being treated at an unspecified hospital, he was able enough to join the team on its scheduled flight home to New Orleans.[10]
References
- ^ Former Woodlands star Daniel Lasco runs 4.40 at NFL combine
- ^ Daniel Lasco looks to surprise teams focused on Cal’s passing
- ^ "Daniel Lasco". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Cal's Daniel Lasco lights it up at NFL Combine
- ^ Cal’s Daniel Lasco reflects on record-breaking combine performance
- ^ Former star at The Woodlands gains interest after impressive NFL combine
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (September 8, 2017). "New Orleans Saints waive running back Daniel Lasco". NOLA.com.
- ^ Katzenstein (September 12, 2017). "Saints re-sign Bryce Harris, cut Adam Bighill, add Daniel Lasco to practice squad". NOLA.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 17, 2017). "Saints promote Daniel Lasco, cut Adam Bighill, Bryce Harris". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21389046/new-orleans-saints-daniel-lasco-taken-field-ambulance