Marquez Reshard Valdes-Scantling is an American football wide receiver for the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs (NFL). Valdes-Scantling attended NC State and South Florida before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Valdes-Scantling went to Lakewood High School and played football there. As a senior, Valdes-Scantling had 50 receptions for 800 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. Valdes-Scantling attended NC State from 2013 to 2014 and South Florida from 2015 to 2017. Due to transfer rules, he was forced to miss the 2015 season.
Valdes-Scantling was selected 174th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 7, 2018, Valdes-Scantling signed his rookie contract. On September 9, 2018, he made his NFL debut against the Chicago Bears, recording a 21-yard kick return in the Packers’ 24-23 victory.
In the following game against the Minnesota Vikings, he made his first professional reception. In a Week 4 win over the Buffalo Bills, he started his first career game in place of the injured Randall Cobb, catching one pass for 38 yards.
Did Valdes-Scantling attend college?
Valdes-Scantling attended NC State and South Florida College.
When did Valdes-Scantling go to the Chiefs?
Valdes-Scantling signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 24, 2022.