Player Dossier

2020-2022

Kentucky

Carrington Valentine

DB • 6'0" • 194 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Carrington Valentine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

26

Consistency

52.8

Season Value

26.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Carrington Valentine, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Kentucky. Carrington Valentine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Kentucky paired 12 primary output with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

26

Usage

6.1

Consistency

52.8

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 1. Florida: 3. Unknown: 3. Northern Illinois: 1. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Tennessee: 0. Missouri: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Georgia: 0. Louisville: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 5 by 30.8. Florida: 5 by 50.8. Unknown: 0 by 30. Northern Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 6 by 45. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 4 by 26.7. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Louisville: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=6 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -1.1 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Florida

Result
Sat 11/26vs LouisvilleW 26-1363001
Sat 11/19vs GeorgiaL 6-1686000
Sat 11/12vs VanderbiltL 21-2441001
Sat 11/5@ MissouriW 21-1711000
Sat 10/29@ TennesseeL 6-4433000
Sat 10/15vs Mississippi StateW 27-1766110
Sat 10/8vs South CarolinaL 14-2444000
Sat 10/1@ Ole MissL 19-2233000
Sat 9/24vs Northern IllinoisW 31-2311001
Sat 9/17vs Unknown000012
Sat 9/10@ FloridaW 26-1652003
Sat 9/3vs Miami (OH)W 37-1353001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kentucky

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonKentucky17.91.1
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky17.91.10
2021 PostseasonKentucky7.525.35.36.5
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky7.525.35.30
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky12266.14.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Carolina

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#2

Florida

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#3

Mississippi State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#5

Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Kentucky

12 primary output · 26 efficiency · 6.1 usage

26.2

#2

2021 Postseason · Kentucky

22.5

7.5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Kentucky

22.5

7.5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8983

Avon Old Farms · Avon, CT

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

116

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Carrington Valentine quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
116