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ARIVALLEJO51

Tanner Vallejo

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Arizona Cardinals · ILB

Tanner Vallejo recorded 50 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

50

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tanner Vallejo's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2021
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 17, 2022

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Wild Card · Jan 17, 2022

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2017
BUFFALOBILLS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 7, 2018

Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2018

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 3, 2021

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 2019

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2019

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 10, 2021

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2021

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tanner Vallejo's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 10 total tackles · 1 sack

Regular Season
2020
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 3, 2021

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2022
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 20, 2022

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2022
ARIZONACARDINALS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 18, 2022

Arizona Cardinals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2022

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2022
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 2, 2022

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tanner Vallejo's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2017–present

01
BUFVALLEJO—Tanner Vallejo
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Franchise era

2018–present

02
CLEVALLEJO—Tanner Vallejo
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

03
WASVALLEJO—Tanner Vallejo
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
ARIVALLEJO—Tanner Vallejo
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Franchise era

2022–present

05
MINVALLEJO—Tanner Vallejo
MINJEFFERSON18Justin Jefferson
MINHOCKENSON87T.J. Hockenson

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Minnesota Vikings · The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons50 career games60 career solo tackles3 career sacksCollege: Boise StateDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 195Jersey: 542 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 24, 2017Most recent: Jan 8, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history