Victor Leyva

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Victor Leyva
No. 77
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-18) December 18, 1977 (age 46)
Guanajuato, Mexico
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school: Porterville (CA) Monache
College: Arizona State
NFL draft: 2001  / Round: 5 / Pick: 135
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:10
Games started:0
Player stats at PFR

Victor Samuel Leyva (born December 18, 1977) is a Mexican former guard in American football. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. [1] Levya's NFL career started in 2002 and ended in 2005 after playing for three years. [2] He played college football at Arizona State, where he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2000. [3]

Leyva played for the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots in 2005 before retiring.

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References

  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. "Victor Leyva Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. Ketchum, Don (November 28, 2000). "Better than All-Chandler". The Arizona Republic . p. 27. Retrieved December 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.