Ca'Lil Valentine

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

Projected RB starter

225 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
17% Team touch share
5 Explosive plays
30 Career games (9 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Illinois5350 225 4.5 3 46 1
2025 Illinois136131 614 4.7 10 55 4
2024 Illinois12053 212 4.0 5 30 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 45.0 65
Yards per carry 4.5 37
Receiving yards per game 9.2 68
Total TDs 1 21

Around Ca'Lil

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Katin Houser QB · 1,440 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Collin Dixon WR · 608 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Hudson Clement WR · 404 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Brayden Trimble WR · 172 rec yds · 6g
TE Christian Abney TE · 13 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Illinois 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.2% 26
Red zone TD rate 72.4% 54
Line yards per carry 2.9 79
Sack rate allowed 2.4% 92

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 UAB11 88 1 1 1 4 0 1
W2 DUKE18 56 0 1 1 9 0 1
W3Southern Illinois Salukis9 33 0 1 0 0 0 2
W4 @ OSU10 47 0 1 1 33 0 0
W5 PUR2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#407 Braydon Lee CB · C.H. Flowers MD
#408 Trae Davis III WR · Troup KSU
#409 Ca'Lil Valentine RB · Chandler ILL
#421 AJ Surace QB · Notre Dame RUTG
#422 Tionne Gray DL · Hazelwood Central ORE
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
2026 · 65th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 86th pctile of class