Max Valles

Max Valles

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Valles with the Buffalo Bills in 2016
No. 54Buffalo Bills
Position: Defensive end[1]
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994
Place of birth: Sicklerville, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Hammonton (NJ) St. Joseph
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
 * 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

External links

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