Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 48 | — |
| Success rate | 43.8% | 182nd / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 6.2% | 302nd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 16.7% | 196th / 332 |
| First downs | 10 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Valentine's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction50 carries
2025 charting · Illinois
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Valentine’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Run direction64 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Illinois#42 · 5-3 | 5 | 24% | 50 | 225 | 4.5 | 1 | 43.8% | 3 | 46 | 0 | 3.5% |
| 2025 | Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 13 | 54% | 131 | 614 | 4.7 | 4 | 48.7% | 10 | 55 | 0 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | Illinois#37 · 10-3 | 12 | 22% | 53 | 212 | 4.0 | 1 | 30.4% | 5 | 30 | 0 | 3.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ca'Lil Valentine's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ca'Lil Valentine's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  UAB | W 42–23 | 7.6 | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2 |  Duke | L 27–31 | 5.2 | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  Southern Illinois | W 48–10 | 4.6 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | @ Ohio State | L 19–42 | 6.6 | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |  Purdue | L 17–24 | — | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | @ Michigan State | W 38–37 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Oregon | W 21–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ Maryland | W 20–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.0 | 50 | 225 | 4.5 | 1 | 51 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 50 | — |
| Yards | 225 | 304th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.5 | 175th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 51 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 46 | 1189th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 15.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 31 | — |
| Average | 31 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 31 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · UAB | — | 43 | ~22 (15–29) | 12 | 1 | 51% |
| Wk 2 · Duke | ✓ RB | 68 | ~40 (34–44) | 19 | · | 59% |
| Wk 3 · Southern Illinois | — | 57 | ~21 (14–27) | 10 | · | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Ohio State | ✓ RB | 71 | ~28 (19–36) | 11 | · | 39% |
| Wk 5 · Purdue | ✓ RB | 65 | ~8 (2–16) | 2 | · | 12% |
| Season | 3 GS | 496 | 119 (93–147) | 54 | 1 | 24% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Illinois roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aidan Laughery | RB | SR | 89 | 560 | 6.3 | 2 | 10 | +0.16 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | 50 | 225 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | +0.10 | ||
| 23 | Jordan Anderson | RB | SR | 38 | 175 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | +0.11 |
| 24 | Javari Barnett | RB | FR | 25 | 183 | 7.3 | 2 | — | +0.19 |
| 20 | John Forster | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Corey Rashad | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Murphy Clement | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →