Jeremiah Valoaga

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Jeremiah Valoaga
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-15) November 15, 1994 (age 29)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Channel Islands (Oxnard, California)
College: UNLV (2012–2016)
Position: Defensive end
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:7
Sacks:1.0

Jeremiah Isaiah Valoaga (born November 15, 1994) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at UNLV, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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Early life

Valoaga was born in Oxnard, California. He graduated from Channel Islands High School in 2012. He is of Samoan descent.

College statistics

Defense
YearTeamGPTacklesFor LossSacksIntFF
2012UNLV12214.01.500
2013UNLV9275.51.000
2014UNLVRedshirt season
2015UNLV4154.02.0010
2016UNLV10245.54.000
College totals358719.08.500

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Valoaga signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017. [1] On September 24, 2017, he recorded the first sack of his NFL career during a 26–30 loss against the Atlanta Falcons. [2] On November 25, 2017, Valoaga was waived by the Lions and was re-signed to the practice squad. [3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018. [4]

On August 31, 2018, Valoaga was waived by the Lions. [5]

Miami Dolphins

On September 26, 2018, Valoaga was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. [6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2019. [7] On May 1, 2019, the Dolphins waived Valoaga. [8]

San Francisco 49ers

On August 8, 2019, Valoaga was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. [9] In the preseason, Valoaga led the 49ers in sacks. He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2019. He was waived on December 23, 2019. [12]

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On December 24, 2019, Valoaga was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders. [13]

Valoaga re-signed on a one-year exclusive-rights free agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 17, 2020. [14] He chose to opt-out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on August 3, 2020. [15] He was waived after the season on March 1, 2021. [16]

New York Jets

On July 27, 2021, Valoaga signed with the New York Jets. [17] He was waived on August 31, 2021. [18]

Tampa Bay Bandits

Valoaga signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League on June 11, 2022, and was subsequently transferred to the team's inactive roster. [19]

Memphis Showboats

Valoaga and all other Tampa Bay Bandits players were all transferred to the Memphis Showboats after it was announced that the Bandits were taking a hiatus and that the Showboats were joining the league. [20] Valoaga was placed on the team's injured reserve list on May 25, 2023. [21] He was re-signed by the team on August 18, 2023. [22] He was released on March 10, 2024. [23]

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  1. ↑ "Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions - September 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Detroit Lions waive DE Jeremiah Valoaga". PrideOfDetroit.com. November 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lions report 10 Reserve-Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lions announce roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dolphins Sign DEs Cameron Malveaux & Jeremiah Valoaga to Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. September 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dolphins Sign 6 To Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Ulrich, Logan (May 1, 2019). "Dolphins Waive DE Jeremiah Valoaga".
  9. ↑ Posey, Kyle (August 9, 2019). "49ers sign DL Jeremiah Valoaga to one-year contract; waive WR Chris Thompson". Niners Nation.
  10. ↑ "49ers Announce 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019.
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