Usage Score
9.6
Player Dossier
2008-2009Kansas State
Keithen Valentine
RB • 5'8" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Keithen Valentine leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.8 efficiency.
Efficiency
51.8
Consistency
31.2
Season Value
47.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Scouting Read
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Keithen Valentine, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Kansas State. Keithen Valentine leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.8 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 392 primary output with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2009 Regular Season · Kansas State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
32.7
Efficiency
51.8
Usage
9.6
Consistency
31.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 96. Louisiana: 0. UCLA: 7. Unknown: 73. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 96. Texas A&M: 61. Colorado: 21. Oklahoma: 13. Kansas: 2. Missouri: -8. Nebraska: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
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High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 12 by 83.3. UCLA: 1 by 72.9. Unknown: 10 by 76. Texas Tech: 8 by 100. Texas A&M: 10 by 63.5. Colorado: 6 by 36.5. Oklahoma: 9 by 29.5. Kansas: 3 by 6.9. Missouri: 1 by 0. Nebraska: 3 by 49.3
Split Comparison
Wins21 · n=4 · -2.2 vs Losses
Losses23.2 · n=6 · +2.2 vs Wins
First Half45.3 · n=6 · +25.3 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · n=6 · -25.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/22 | @ Nebraska | L 3-17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10.3 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Missouri | L 12-38 | 1 | -8 | -8 | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Kansas | W 17-10 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | — | — | 0.7 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Oklahoma2+ TD | L 30-42 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 1.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Colorado | W 20-6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas A&M2+ TD | W 62-14 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 2 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Texas Tech | L 14-66 | 8 | 96 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Iowa State | W 24-23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Unknown | — | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 1 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ UCLA | L 9-23 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Louisiana | L 15-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Unknown | — | 11 | 89 | 8.10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas State
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Kansas State | 143 | 38.4 | 17.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Kansas State | 392 | 51.8 | 9.6 | 249 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas Tech
Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96
Primary metric
96 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#2
Unknown
96
Primary metric
Game with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.
#3
North Texas
65
Primary metric
Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and 21 usage.
#4
Unknown
73
Primary metric
Game with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
#5
Texas A&M
61
Primary metric
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2009 Regular Season · Kansas State
392 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
47.7
#2
2008 Regular Season · Kansas State
38.1
143 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 17.9 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
535
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.