Patrick Vahe Explained
Patrick Vahe (born April 3, 1996) is a former American football guard.
Personal life
A native of Texas, Vahe is of Tongan/Polynesian heritage.[1]
High school career
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
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
Baltimore Ravens
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
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Texas freshman OG Patrick Vahe is the real-deal, new Kasey Studdard. SB Nation. Wescott Eberts. November 16, 2015.
- News: Longhorns land ESPN Junior 300 OG Vahe. ESPN.com. August 1, 2013.
- News: 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. C1, C7.
- News: Vahe brings toughness to offensive line. The Daily Texan. Nick Castillo. November 12, 2015.
- News: Difficult 2016 not weighing on slimmer Longhorn Patrick Vahe. Houston Chronicle. August 2, 2017.
- News: Guard Vahe puts last year all on himself. Austin American-Statesman. March 25, 2018. C1, C3.
- News: Trinity ex Patrick Vahe reclaims starting OL spot for Longhorns. Dallas Morning News. Chuck Carlton. August 1, 2017.
- News: Vahe could be force on the Longhorns' line. San Antonio Express News. Nick Moyle. August 14, 2018.
- Web site: Patrick Vahe. University of Texas. August 30, 2019.
- News: Ravens fill out roster by signing Baylor QB Jalan McClendon, Texas G Patrick Vahe. The Baltimore Sun. Jonas Shaffer. May 13, 2019.
- News: Brown, Clifton . Michael Floyd, Shane Ray Among Ravens' Friday Roster Cuts . BaltimoreRavens.com . August 30, 2019 . August 30, 2019.
- Web site: Talbot. Damond. XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected. NFL Draft Diamonds. October 16, 2019. October 22, 2019.
- News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
