Cavalier Corner

December 2014

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"If she was still here, I'd still be in the same spot I'm in, but I don't think I'd be as mature as I am right now." Sometimes being a leader means understanding yourself compared to someone else on the field with you. And one thing that opened Harold's eyes early was how impressive Valles was. "It's awesome because honestly I've never been in a situation where I had a guy like that, with a skill set like that, playing on the opposite side," Harold explained. "With Max, we've been in this system the same amount of time and we both have the feel for that plus the intangibles, the athleticism, to do some great things. He's an incredible athlete and I am too." Valles didn't know he was going to be on defense until the night before training camp started last year. "They didn't actually tell me I was playing de- fense," he recalled. "They just put a white jersey in my locker. I never really got told I was playing defense. I was just kind of on it that first day. I didn't mind, though. Harold posted 47 tackles, including a team-high 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks, through nine games this season. PHOTO BY MATT RILEY/COURTESY UVA

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