Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Kentucky
Carrington Valentine
DB • 6'0" • 194 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carrington Valentine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Carrington Valentine built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Carrington Valentine's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 232
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Carrington Valentine, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kentucky. Carrington Valentine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Carrington Valentine quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Kentucky
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Avon Old Farms · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Avon Old Farms · 18 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 15 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 160th (top 18%) · SEC 75th (top 13%) · National 661st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 59 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Carrington Valentine played DB for Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Carrington Valentine recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 13 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
26.1
Usage
5.1
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Missouri: 1. Chattanooga: 0. South Carolina: 2. Florida: 0.5. LSU: 1. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. New Mexico State: 2. Louisville: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 5 by 30.8. Chattanooga: 11 by 45.8. South Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Florida: 8 by 38.3. LSU: 7 by 39.2. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 2 by 28.3. Louisville: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Chattanooga
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Iowa | W 20-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Louisville | W 52-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 56-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tennessee | L 42-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 17-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Georgia | L 13-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs LSU | W 42-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Florida | W 20-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 16-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Chattanooga10+ tackles | W 28-23 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Missouri | W 35-28 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 45-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Carrington Valentine story
Carrington Valentine built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Carrington Valentine's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Carrington Valentine's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Carrington Valentine moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 8.5 | 26.1 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 8.5 | 26.1 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 26.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 4 · W 16-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Youngstown State
Week 3 · W 31-0
4
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 27-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 12 · W 56-16
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 2 · W 26-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Kentucky
13 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
55.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Kentucky
43.8
8.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
43.8
8.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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