Defensive back, Kentucky, 2020–22
Carrington Valentine
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Sep 9, 2001
Carrington Valentine played defensive back at Kentucky (2020–22). The Green Bay Packers took Valentine in round 7, No. 232 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Chattanooga, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2022 Kentucky 12 games, 46 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Florida | W 26–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Youngstown State | W 31–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 31–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Ole Miss | L 19–22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. South Carolina | L 14–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Tennessee | L 6–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Missouri | W 21–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 21–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Georgia | L 6–16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Louisville | W 26–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Kentucky 13 games, 61 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Missouri | W 35–28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 28–23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atSouth Carolina | W 16–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Florida | W 20–13 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. LSU | W 42–21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atGeorgia | L 13–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atMississippi State | L 17–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Tennessee | L 42–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVanderbilt | W 34–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. New Mexico State | W 56–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | atLouisville | W 52–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Kentucky 6 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | atTennessee | W 34–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Alabama | L 3–63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atFlorida | L 10–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.South Carolina | W 41–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 23–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 193 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 76″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 39″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 9 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 39 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 39 | 105 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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