Usage Score
19.8
Player Dossier
2024-2025Illinois
Ca'Lil Valentine
RB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Hayward, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ca'Lil Valentine leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.9 efficiency.
Efficiency
48.9
Consistency
69.3
Season Value
59.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
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.
Ca'Lil Valentine, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois. Ca'Lil Valentine leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.9 efficiency.
Ca'Lil Valentine played RB for Illinois. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ca'Lil Valentine recorded 826 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Illinois paired 669 primary output with 48.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.5
Efficiency
48.9
Usage
19.8
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 93. Unknown: 51. Duke: 58. Western Michigan: 63. Indiana: 7. USC: 64. Purdue: 95. Ohio State: 6. Washington: 29. Rutgers: 37. Maryland: 64. Wisconsin: 28. Northwestern: 74
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 11 by 85.2. Unknown: 9 by 59. Duke: 8 by 76. Western Michigan: 10 by 65.6. Indiana: 7 by 15.6. USC: 9 by 75.7. Purdue: 22 by 45. Ohio State: 3 by 20.8. Washington: 9 by 37.5. Rutgers: 12 by 32.1. Maryland: 20 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 35.4. Northwestern: 14 by 55.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68.5 · Games = 8 · +51 vs Losses
Losses17.5 · Games = 4 · -51 vs Wins
First Half61.6 · Games = 7 · +21.9 vs Second Half
Second Half39.7 · Games = 6 · -21.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
85.2 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 8 | 65 | 8.10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8.5 |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | 14 | 74 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | 12 | 37 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 22 | 95 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 8 | 59 | 7.40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-0 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Duke | W 45-19 | 6 | 44 | 7.30 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.3 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 9 | 51 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
Career Arc
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Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 242 | 37.7 | 9.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 242 | 37.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 669 | 48.9 | 19.8 | 427 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 669 | 48.9 | 19.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Central Michigan
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59
Primary metric
59 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#2
Tennessee
93
Primary metric
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.
#3
Purdue
95
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
95 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.
#4
Northwestern
74
Primary metric
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.
#5
USC
64
Primary metric
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Illinois
669 primary output · 48.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage
59.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
59.5
669 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Illinois
36.8
242 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.895
Chandler · Chandler, AZ
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
911
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.