Max Valles
 Valles with the Buffalo Bills in 2016 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 5, 1994 Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Virginia |
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Practice squad |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Max Valles (born August 5, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
Early years
Valles attended St. Joseph High School in Hammonton, New Jersey. He played wide receiver, defensive end and safety. Valles committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.[2] He also played baseball in high school. After high school he attended Fork Union Military Academy for a year.[3]
College career
Valles attended Virginia from 2013 to 2014. As a freshman in 2013, he played in 10 games, making four starts.[4] He had 23 tackles and four sacks. Valles started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2014. He finished the year with 55 tackles and nine sacks.
After his redshirt sophomore season Valles entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Valles was selected with the 179th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, who announced he would play defensive end.[7]
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills signed Valles off of the Oakland Raiders practice squad.[8] On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts.[9] On September 5, 2016, he was signed to the Bills' practice squad.[10]
Personal life
His older brother, Hakeem, also plays in the NFL.[11]
References
- ^ http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/Max-Valles/2bc138e8-991e-450b-bc52-f9cf281f1c08
- ^ St. Joseph football player Max Valles commits to Virginia
- ^ Ex-St. Joseph star Max Valles ready to play Division I football at Virginia
- ^ Versatile Max Valles could be key to defense for Virginia football
- ^ Max Valles to enter NFL Draft
- ^ Max Valles becomes second UVa player to enter draft, where he was the 4th overall pick in the 6th round by the Oakland Raiders.
- ^ "Raiders Take DE Max Valles in 6th Round". Raiders.com. May 2, 2015.
- ^ http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/bills-sign-st-joseph-graduate-max-valles/article_5a474074-a41e-11e5-930d-b750878c107e.html
- ^ Brown, Chris. "Vets Felton and Lawson headline Bills cut to 53". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Bills sign four to practice squad".
- ^ "HAKEEM VALLES". monmouthhawks.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.