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

1.1

Efficiency

7.9

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

4.1

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

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 7.9 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: Tennessee

Win with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

7.9

Usage

1.1

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Tennessee: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Alabama: 0. Florida: 0. South Carolina: 0

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. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Tennessee: 0 by 10. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs NC State

Result
Sat 1/2vs NC StateW 23-2155000
Sun 12/6vs South CarolinaW 41-1811000
Sat 11/28@ FloridaL 10-3410000
Sat 11/21@ AlabamaL 3-6310000
Sat 11/14vs VanderbiltW 38-3510000
Sat 10/17@ TennesseeW 34-700001

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