Tight end, Southern (from Campbell, New Mexico), 2023–⁠26

Aiden Valdez

Number
No. 11
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Hacienda Heights, CA

Aiden Valdez plays tight end for Southern, after Campbell (2023–⁠24) and New Mexico (2025). Last time out, against Alabama State: 2 catches, 9 yards.

2026 so far

2 catches, 9 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 9 yards vs. Alabama State, L 17–⁠30

Next game: at Texas Southern, Oct 24

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Stony Brook, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Campbell3206.7011
2024Campbell10909.0337
2025New Mexico1−3−3.00−3
2026Southern294.505
Career161167.3337

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Campbell280
2024Campbell3180
Career5260

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Campbell11TEYr 1
2024Campbell11TEYr 2
2025New Mexico11TEYr 3
2026Southern11TEJr. (Yr 4)6′5″250

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Southern (FCS)4-0.27––-1.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Southern 1 game, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.Alabama StateL 17–⁠30290––
2025 New Mexico 1 game, 1 catch, −3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠201−30––
2024 Campbell 6 games, 10 catches, 90 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atLibertyL 24–⁠41280––
Sep 21vs.Stony BrookL 17–⁠24242219
Sep 28vs.Delaware StateW 44–⁠4129115
Oct 19atWilliam & MaryL 28–⁠351130––
Nov 16atDelawareL 22–⁠41160––
Nov 23vs.TowsonL 23–⁠45212014
2023 Campbell 4 games, 3 catches, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 30atNorth Carolina CentralL 48–⁠491110––
Oct 7atHamptonW 30–⁠27–––12
Oct 28atRichmondL 13–⁠44290––
Nov 4atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠59–––16

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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