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.

Usage / Role

44%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Illinois
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Ca'Lil Valentine built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Hayward, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Ca'Lil Valentine's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.895

Chandler · Chandler, AZ

Committed To: Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Illinois · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 911
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Illinois
Top game: Purdue
Recruit profile: 4-star · Chandler · Illinois
High school pipeline: Chandler · 58 FBS recruits · 8 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 5 · Sophomore
2025 Scrimmage yards rank: 669 scrimmage yards · RB 142nd (top 20%) · Big Ten 36th (top 11%) · National 284th (top 11%)

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.

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