Trey Vaval

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Trey Vaval
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Vaval with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025
No. 23 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Position Defensive back, return specialist
CFL statusAmerican
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2000-08-25) August 25, 2000 (age 25)
Blue Springs, Missouri, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school Blue Springs South
College Missouri Western (2019–2020)
Minnesota State (2021–2023)
NFL draft 2024: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • 2× All-NSIC First-team (2022, 2023)
  • All-NSIC second-team (2022)
  • All-MIAA First-team (2019)
  • AFCA All-American (2019)
Career CFL statistics
Tackles 11
Kickoff return yards437
Punt return yards449
Kickoff return touchdowns1
Punt return touchdowns1
Stats at CFL.ca

Trey Vaval (born August 25, 2000) is an American professional football defensive back and return specialist for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Missouri Western Griffons and Minnesota State Mavericks. Vaval also had a stint with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

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College career

Vaval played college football at Missouri Western from 2019 to 2020 and Minnesota State from 2021 to 2023. [1] He played in 22 games at Missouri Western logging 1,326 kick return yards, two kickoff return touchdowns, 582 punt return yards, 45 tackles and one interception. [2] He earned All-MIAA and an AFCA All-American honors as a returner in his freshman year. [3] [4]

At Minnesota State, he played in 25 games recording 617 kick return yards one kickoff return touchdown, 704 punt return yards, one punt return touchdown. On defense he had 69 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, 14 pass breakups and 5 blocked kicks. [5] In 2022, he was named to All-NSIC First team as a kick returner and Second team as a defensive back. [6] In 2023, he was named to First team honors as both a kick returner and defender. [7]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Vaval signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. [8] He was released on August 25. [9]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Vaval was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 4, 2025. [10] He made his CFL debut against the BC Lions on June 13, where he returned seven punts for 85 yards, two kickoffs for 61 yards and a fumble recovery. [11] On August 1, in a game against the Toronto Argonauts, Vaval became the first player in Blue Bombers franchise history to return a punt and kickoff for a touchdown in the same game. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Trey VAVAL". Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Trey Vaval - 2021 - Football". Missouri Western State University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "MIAA Names All-MIAA Football Teams, Awards For 2019 Season". themiaa.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Trey Vaval Named AFCA All-American". Missouri Western State University Athletics. December 3, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trey Vaval - Football". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2022 NSIC Football All-Conference Teams Announced". northernsun.org. November 16, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2023 NSIC Football All-Conference Teams". northernsun.org. November 15, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Waack, Terrin (April 30, 2024). "Falcons agree to terms with 10 undrafted free agents". Atlanta Falcons . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons Release QB, 10 Others as Roster Cuts Begin". Sports Illustrated . August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign former Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB Dexter Lawson Jr., five others". 3DownNation. February 14, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Gordon (June 13, 2025). "Trey Vaval makes an 'electric' debut in Blue Bombers win over the Lions". The Winnipeg Sun . Archived from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ Frey-Sam, Joshua (August 4, 2025). "Bombers rookie returner Vaval looking like rising star". Winnipeg Free Press . Archived from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Trey Vaval's two return touchdowns spark Bombers' win over Argos". CFL.ca . August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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