Carrington Valentine
Green Bay PackersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 7 (#53) STTM finish as a 232nd overall 7th-round pick puts Valentine in the rare outlier-positive class for Day 3 CB rookie prospects. The 43-spot regression from tier 7 (#53) rookie to tier 8 (#96) in 2025 confirms the rookie finish was situational. The 2026 question is whether Valentine returns to tier 7 territory or whether the structural tier 8 ceiling caps at rotational depth.
Valentine came out of Kentucky as the Green Bay Packers' 7th-round pick (232nd overall) in 2023. He has anchored the Packers' CB rotation across three seasons. His STTM career runs tier 7 (#53) rookie, tier 8 (#79) in 2024, and tier 8 (#96) in 2025.
Strengths
- Rookie tier 7 (#53) STTM finish as a 232nd overall 7th-round pick puts him in the rare outlier-positive class for Day 3 CB rookie prospects.
- Kentucky SEC 7th-round origin plus three years of Packers system experience gives him real developmental foundation.
Concerns
- 43-spot regression from tier 7 (#53) rookie to tier 8 (#96) in 2025 confirms the rookie finish was situational.
- Green Bay's broader defensive identity around Jeff Hafley's first-year scheme compresses the structural support around Valentine.
What to watch: Whether Valentine returns to tier 7 (top 55) in 2026 with the Packers or whether the role compresses to swing depth.