Player Profile

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 Score

19.8

Efficiency

48.9

Consistency

69.3

Season Value

59.5

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Illinois
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

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.

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.

Season Explorer

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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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

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

Wins68.5 · n=8 · +51 vs Losses
Losses17.5 · n=4 · -51 vs Wins
First Half61.6 · n=7 · +21.9 vs Second Half
Second Half39.7 · n=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 12/30vs TennesseeW 30-288658.1003288.5
Sun 11/30vs NorthwesternW 20-1314745.3015.3
Sun 11/23@ WisconsinL 10-27618301104
Sat 11/15vs MarylandW 24-620643.2003.2
Sat 11/1vs RutgersW 35-1312373.1003.1
Sat 10/25@ WashingtonL 25-427273.900223.2
Sat 10/11vs Ohio StateL 16-3436202
Sat 10/4@ PurdueW 43-2722954.3014.3
Sat 9/27vs USCW 34-328597.400157.1
Sat 9/20@ IndianaL 10-636111.8001-41
Sat 9/13vs Western MichiganW 38-010636.3016.3
Sat 9/6@ DukeW 45-196447.3012147.3
Fri 8/29vs Unknown9515.7005.7

Career Arc

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    Illinois

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season 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

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.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
826