Tanner Vallejo plays football professionally as a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
As a football player in his senior year at Nevada Union High School, he was named a MaxPreps All-American. While a student at Boise State University, he participated in collegiate football with the Boise State Broncos.
His sophomore year at Boise State saw him record 100 tackles, but he had to leave school early in order to have wrist surgery. During his sophomore season, he helped the Broncos win 28-0 by blocking two kicks in one game.
In the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected Vallejo. The Bills released him on September 1st, 2018. He was picked up by the Cleveland Browns off waivers in the same month. The Arizona Cardinals picked him up off waivers after the Browns dismissed him in February 2019. After the final roster cuts on September 1, 2019, he was fired.
The following day, the Washington Redskins took him off waivers. On November 16, 2019, he was released. He joined the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad that very same month. Vallejo renewed his contract with the Cardinals in March 2021 for two years and $4.1 million.
Salary, Net Worth, Contract,
Tanner Vallejo signed a two-year, $3,300,000 deal with the Arizona Cardinals that paid him an average annual salary of $1,650,000 as well as a $500,000 signing bonus and $1,100,000 in guaranteed money. Tanners’ net worth as of 2021 is $1 Million – $5 Million.
Height, Weight
His height is 1.85 m and weighs 98 kg.
Jersey number
He wears jersey number 51 for Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
College Stats
Vallejo had 100 tackles as a sophomore at Boise State, but he had to leave his college career early so he could have wrist surgery. He stopped two kicks in one game during his sophomore campaign to help the Broncos win 28-0. His speed and capacity to break up plays in the backfield were highlighted by Pro Football Focus. They did, however, mention in their scouting report that he was undersized and had a weak tackling technique his senior year.
NFL Draft
Vallejo was chosen by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft (195th overall). He was selected by the Bills in the second round of the linebacker selection in 2017, trailing Matt Milano. He was picked to answer the Bills’ immediate weak-side linebacker need.
Position
He is a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
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