Tanner Vallejo
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Penn Valley, California, U.S.
 Vallejo with the Buffalo Bills in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | December 16, 1994 Penn Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Nevada Union (Grass Valley, California) | ||||||||||
| College | Boise State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 6th round, 195th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Tanner Vallejo (born December 16, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Vallejo has also played for the Cleveland Browns, the Washington Redskins and the Arizona Cardinals.
Playing for Nevada Union High School, Vallejo earned MaxPreps All-American honors his senior year. In addition to football, he played baseball for Nevada Union. Tanner's grandfather was born in Ecuador.[1]
College career
Playing at Boise State, Vallejo had 100 tackles as a sophomore, but ended his final season of college ball early to have wrist surgery.[2] During that sophomore season, he blocked two kicks in one game to help secure a 28–0 Broncos win.[3] Pro Football Focus noted his speed and ability to break up plays in the backfield. However, they touched on his lack of size and poor tackling efficiency his senior year in their scouting report.[4]
