Ca'Lil Valentine

RB · #5 · Illinois · JR · 5'11" · 205 · Hayward, CA

Projected RB starter

614 2025 rush yards
4 2025 total TDs
15% Team touch share
5 Explosive plays
25 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Illinois136131 614 4.7 10 55 4
2024 Illinois12053 212 4.0 5 30 1

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 47.2 74
Yards per carry 4.7 47
Receiving yards per game 4.2 39
Total TDs 4 59

Around Ca'Lil

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Katin Houser QB · 3,300 pass yds · 12g · at ECU
WR-X Collin Dixon WR · 548 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Jayshon Platt WR · 720 rec yds · 12g · at FAU
WR-SL Hudson Clement WR · 454 rec yds · 13g
TE Christian Abney TE · 12 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Illinois 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 13.6% 50
Red zone TD rate 75.0% 50
Line yards per carry 1.3 50
Sack rate allowed 11.4% 50

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1Western Illinois Leathernecks9 51 1
W2 @ DUKE6 2 2 58 1 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#409 Qua Birdsong LB · Troup County UCF
#409 Cody Fox IOL · East Buchanan IOWA
#409 Ca'Lil Valentine RB · Chandler ILL
#409 Ric'Darious Farmer WR · Melbourne Central Catholic WVU
#421 AJ Surace QB · Notre Dame RUTG
RBs in the class
#29 Darrion Dupree Mount Carmel WIS
#30 Jeremy Payne Fort Bend Hightower TCU
#31 Ca'Lil Valentine Chandler ILL
#32 Frankie Arthur Jr. Conroe Oak Ridge UTSA
#33 Matt Fuller Wayne County SCAR
2025 · 74th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 86th pctile of class