Patrick Vahe

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Patrick Vahe
No. 66
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 (age 28)
Euless, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:324 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Trinity High School
College:Texas
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Patrick Vahe (born April 3, 1996) is a former American football guard.

Personal life[edit]

A native of Texas, Vahe is of Tongan/Polynesian heritage.[1]

High school career[edit]

Playing high school football at Euless (Texas) Trinity, Vahe was ranked as the No. 4 prospect at guard and No. 79 overall among the ESPN 300. In July 2013, he committed to play college football for the University of Texas.[2]

College career[edit]

He played college football for the Texas Longhorns from 2015 to 2018.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He appeared in 48 games for the Longhorns, including 45 games as a starter. He was named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list in 2018.[9]

Professional career[edit]

Baltimore Ravens[edit]

Vahe was signed by the Baltimore Ravens in May 2019,[10] but he was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[11]

Los Angeles Wildcats[edit]

In October, he was picked up by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wescott Eberts (November 16, 2015). "Texas freshman OG Patrick Vahe is the real-deal, new Kasey Studdard". SB Nation.
  2. ^ "Longhorns land ESPN Junior 300 OG Vahe". ESPN.com. August 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mane Event: Patrick Vahe likes to perform the haka, a traditional New Zealand war dance, before big UT football games". Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 2015. pp. C1, C7.
  4. ^ Nick Castillo (November 12, 2015). "Vahe brings toughness to offensive line". The Daily Texan.
  5. ^ "Difficult 2016 not weighing on slimmer Longhorn Patrick Vahe". Houston Chronicle. August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Guard Vahe puts last year all on himself". Austin American-Statesman. March 25, 2018. pp. C1, C3.
  7. ^ Chuck Carlton (August 1, 2017). "Trinity ex Patrick Vahe reclaims starting OL spot for Longhorns". Dallas Morning News.
  8. ^ Nick Moyle (August 14, 2018). "Vahe could be force on the Longhorns' line". San Antonio Express News.
  9. ^ "Patrick Vahe". University of Texas. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Jonas Shaffer (May 13, 2019). "Ravens fill out roster by signing Baylor QB Jalan McClendon, Texas G Patrick Vahe". The Baltimore Sun.
  11. ^ Brown, Clifton (August 30, 2019). "Michael Floyd, Shane Ray Among Ravens' Friday Roster Cuts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  13. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.