Ca'Lil Valentine
Illinois Fighting Illini
65
Depth

Ca'Lil Valentine

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Is Ca'Lil Valentine starting?

Ca'Lil Valentine is No. 5 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at RES.

Junior · #5 · 5'11", 205 lbs

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 13371Grant BeermanStarter
  2. 2171Jayshon Platt
  3. 3971Alex Perry
  4. 48757BJ Thurman
  5. 58457Grant Smith

Illinois Starting Lineup

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Up next for Illinois

Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Workhorse

A 4-star recruit out of Chandler, ranked #409 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 614 rushing yards, 4 rush TD. That's 34% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #409 Natl2-Yr Total826 rush yds · 5 TDTeam Share34%Percentile81th
Hayward, CA
Jersey
#5
Class
JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20256144
20242121

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8950
National Rank
#409
High School
Chandler
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 65. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −20 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LPURYDS 1
CAR
2
YDS
1
AVG
0.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUYDS 47
CAR
10
YDS
47
AVG
4.7
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
33
AVG
33.0
TD
0

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUYDS 33
CAR
9
YDS
33
AVG
3.7
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKEYDS 56
CAR
18
YDS
56
AVG
3.1
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABYDS 88
CAR
11
YDS
88
AVG
8.0
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 42-23

Ca'Lil Valentine's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
614 rush yds · 4 TD · 30% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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