Valles with the Buffalo Bills in 2016
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Position: | Defensive end | ||
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Date of birth: | August 5, 1994 | ||
Place of birth: | Sicklerville, New Jersey | ||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||
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High school: | Hammonton (NJ) St. Joseph | ||
College: | Virginia | ||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
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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.
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. He also played baseball in high school. After high school, he attended Fork Union Military Academy for a year.
Valles attended Virginia from 2013 to 2014. As a freshman in 2013, he played in 10 games, making four starts. 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.
Valles was selected with the 179th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, who announced he would play defensive end. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders and was re-signed to the practice squad.