Max Valles to Virginia: New Jersey ATH signs with Cavaliers | National Signing Day 2012

by Brian J. Leung on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 AM EST in Virginia Football

Max Valles | ATH | St. Joseph HS (Hammonton, NJ)

Photos: Rivals.com

6'5 / 208 lbs.

Rankings:

- ESPN: 3* / 77 Rating / #93 DE / #22 State / #104 Regional
- Rivals: 2* / 5.4 Rating
- Scout: 3* / #174 WR
- _247: 3* / 85 Rating / #60 ATH / #20 State

Other Offers: Buffalo, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse

Notes: "athletic defensive end" ... "hybrid stand-up end / outside linebacker" ... "will need to add size and continue to fill out" ... "plays fast" ... "long and lean" ... "can attack ball carriers high" ... "does jump well and will get his hands up and can knock down some passes"

Quotables: "When I got to the campus I knew it was the place I wanted to go. It's the best at-home environment you can imagine but it still has that college feeling. Going into it, I felt like there was a chance I would commit because everyone was saying it was such a good environment and great place to live."

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Tight end?

I’m pretty excited about Valles as a TE. I don’t think he’s ready to step in right now and play there, but luckily we don’t need that. Valles will redshirt, and may not see the field in 2013 either. But, his combination of size and athleticism could make him a dynamic TE. He could end up at DE, and be good there too, but TE is a need position and he could be special there.

by TikiUVA on Feb 1, 2012 4:21 PM EST reply actions