Carrington Valentine

Carrington Jadon Valentine (born September 9, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Early life Valentine grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Moeller High School and was a basketball and football player, helping the school win a state championship in the former. By the time he graduated, Valentine was ranked as one of the 100-best cornerback recruits nationally, as well as a top-25 player in the state according to Rivals.com. He committed to play college football at Kentucky over offers from Cincinnati, Michigan State, Louisville and Pittsburgh, among others.

College career As a true freshman at Kentucky in 2020, Valentine appeared in 10 games and totaled 10 tackles, one pass breakup and a fumble recovery. The following year, he started 12 of 13 games and ranked fourth on the team with 61 tackles, additionally posting five pass breakups, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack. In 2022, Valentine remained a starter and recorded 10 pass breakups, 46 tackles, one fumble recovery and one sack, while also making the only interception of his college career against Youngstown State. Although he had eligibility remaining, he opted to declare for the NFL draft, and finished his stint at Kentucky with 117 tackles and 16 pass breakups in 35 games played.

Valentine was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. He signed his rookie contract on May 5.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2023 GB 2 2 12 9 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 GB 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 GB 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Career 4 4 20 15 5 0.0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Source: pro-football-reference.com