Hakeem Valles (born November 23, 1992) is a former American football tight end.
He played college football at Monmouth and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
[3][4] He garnered First-team All-New Jersey Prep accolades his junior year.
[11] Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be selected in the seventh round or be a priority free agent.
Zeriein said that Valles was an "Intriguing prospect due to combination of size and speed and an apparent willingness to scrap it out as a blocker."
He also said Valles "Has an outside shot of being drafted and might kick around on a practice squad a year or two while he hones his skill at the position.
[20] On September 6, 2017, Valles was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.