Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
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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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Ca'Lil Valentine, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Illinois. Ca'Lil Valentine leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 911
- Rushing yards
- 826
- Receiving yards
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Ca'Lil Valentine quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 239 | 209 | 30 | 1 | 39.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 93 | 65 | 28 | 0 | 68.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 576 | 549 | 27 | 4 | 68.7 |
Related Context
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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
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.7 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: Central Michigan
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Illinois
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.2
Efficiency
37.7
Usage
9.7
Consistency
58.3
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 3. Eastern Illinois: 18. Kansas: 25. Central Michigan: 59. Nebraska: 10. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 18. Oregon: 33. Minnesota: 12. Michigan State: 23. Rutgers: 24. Northwestern: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 1 by 31.3. Eastern Illinois: 4 by 46.9. Kansas: 8 by 32.6. Central Michigan: 6 by 91. Nebraska: 3 by 34.7. Penn State: 1 by 8.3. Purdue: 4 by 25. Oregon: 6 by 56.7. Minnesota: 5 by 25. Michigan State: 7 by 35.6. Rutgers: 6 by 41.7. Northwestern: 7 by 23.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21.8 · Games = 9 · +6.4 vs Losses
Losses15.3 · Games = 3 · -6.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
91 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs South Carolina | W 21-17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Northwestern | W 38-28 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers | W 38-31 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan State | W 38-16 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Minnesota | L 17-25 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Oregon | L 9-38 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Purdue | W 50-49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Penn State | L 7-21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Nebraska | W 31-24 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Central Michigan | W 30-9 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9.8 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kansas | W 23-17 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 45-0 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
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
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Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value 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
@ 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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