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

5.3

Efficiency

25.3

Consistency

46.8

Season Value

22.5

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

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.3 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: South Carolina

Win with 2 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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2021 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

25.3

Usage

5.3

Consistency

46.8

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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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. Unknown: 0. South Carolina: 2. Florida: 0.5. LSU: 1. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. New Mexico State: 1. Louisville: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 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 18.3. Louisville: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half

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 Unknown

Result
Sat 1/1vs IowaW 20-1722000
Sun 11/28@ LouisvilleW 52-2175001
Sat 11/20vs New Mexico StateW 56-1622001
Sun 11/14@ VanderbiltW 34-1754001
Sat 11/6vs TennesseeL 42-4522000
Sat 10/30@ Mississippi StateL 17-3143000
Sat 10/16@ GeorgiaL 13-3031000
Sat 10/9vs LSUW 42-2176001
Sat 10/2vs FloridaW 20-13860.5000
Sat 9/25@ South CarolinaW 16-1044110
Sat 9/18vs Unknown10+ tackles117000
Sat 9/11vs MissouriW 35-2855001
Sat 9/4vs UL MonroeW 45-1010000

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

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

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