Position: Tight end High school: Hightstown (NJ) Peddie Height 1.96 m Date joined 2016 (Arizona Cardinals) Siblings Max Valles, Andre Valles | Weight: 260 lb (118 kg) Undrafted: 2016 Parents Pamela Valles College Monmouth Hawks football | |
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Date of birth: (1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 (age 24) Place of birth: Sicklerville, New Jersey Similar Ifeanyi Momah, Darren Fells, Alani Fua, Evan Boehm, Aaron Brewer Profiles | ||
Hakeem valles te pro day 4 6 2016 monmouth university
Hakeem Valles (born November 23, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Monmouth.
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- Hakeem valles te pro day 4 6 2016 monmouth university
- Hakeem valles monmouth university tight end 80 senior highlight tape
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Hakeem valles monmouth university tight end 80 senior highlight tape
Early years
Valles was born in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township, New Jersey.
He played high school football at Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey as a wide receiver. He garnered First Team All-New Jersey Prep accolades his junior year. He also spent some time at quarterback and defensive back while at Peddie.
College career
Valles played for the Monmouth Hawks of Monmouth University from 2012 to 2015. He was redshirted in 2011. He majored in majored in Business Administration at Monmouth.
He was a wide receiver from 2011 to 2013. He played in four games in 2012 and 12 games in 2013.
He converted to tight end during training camp in 2014. He appeared in 11 games, starting nine, during the 2014 season. He caught 18 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns. He played in 11 games, all starts, his senior year in 2015. He recorded 22 receptions for 236 yards. He was also a team captain as a senior.
He played in 38 games, starting 20, during his college career. He recorded career totals of 40 receptions for 491 yards and three touchdowns.
Professional career
Valles was rated the 30th best tight end in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be selected in the seventh round or be a priority free agent. Zeriein said that Valles was an "Intriguing prospect due to combination of size and speed and an apparent willingness to scrap it out as a blocker." He also said Valles "Has an outside shot of being drafted and might kick around on a practice squad a year or two while he hones his skill at the position."
Valles signed with the Arizona Cardinals on May 2, 2016 after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on September 3. He was signed to the Cardinals' practice squad on September 4. He was promoted to the active roster on October 6. He made his NFL debut, and first start on October 6 against the San Francisco 49ers. He played in 11 games, starting 1, during the 2016 season and recorded three solo tackles.
Personal life
His younger brother, Max, also plays in the NFL.