Player Career

Ca'Lil Valentine Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ca'Lil Valentine 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: 826 rushing yards, 184 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 85 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 85 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 186 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ca'Lil Valentine's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Illinois

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonIllinois24237.79.7—
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois24237.79.70
2025 PostseasonIllinois66948.919.8427
2025 Regular SeasonIllinois66948.919.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 90 Purdue

Week 6 · W 43-27 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

95

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

95 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs No. 19 Tennessee

Week 1 · W 30-28 · Postseason · Ranked opponent

93

Scrimmage Yards

78.7 takeover

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 3 · W 30-9

59

Scrimmage Yards

75.6 takeover

Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

59 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs No. 51 Northwestern

Week 14 · W 20-13 · Conference game

74

Scrimmage Yards

72.7 takeover

Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs No. 75 Maryland

Week 12 · W 24-6 · Conference game

64

Scrimmage Yards

63.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

64 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Illinois

669 primary output · 48.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage

68.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Illinois

68.7

669 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Illinois

39.9

242 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games

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