Carrington Valentine

• Played in 35 career games with 25 straight starts to finish his career at Kentucky (2020-22).
• Posted 119 career tackles (87 solo), three tackles for a loss, two sacks, 16 passes defensed, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
• In 2022, led the Wildcats and ranked No. 9 in the Southeastern Conference in passes defensed with 11.
• Ranked No. 4 on the team in 2021 with a career-best 61 tackles and was tied for No. 9 among SEC defensive backs with 46 solo tackles.
• Lettered four years in football at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned first-team All-Southwest Ohio honors as a senior from area coaches. Also lettered three years in basketball and helped Moeller win a state championship in 2019.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Selected by the Packers with the first of four picks in the seventh round (No. 232 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, becoming the ninth player selected by Green Bay from the University of Kentucky and the first since WR Randall Cobb in 2011 (second round, No. 64 overall).
• Became the fifth Kentucky defensive back to be selected since 2019.
• Played in 35 career games with 25 straight starts to finish his career at Kentucky (2020-22).
• Posted 119 career tackles (87 solo), three tackles for a loss, two sacks, 16 passes defensed, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
• In 2022, led the Wildcats and ranked No. 9 in the Southeastern Conference in passes defensed with 11.
• Ranked No. 4 on the team in 2021 with a career-best 61 tackles and was tied for No. 9 among SEC defensive backs with 46 solo tackles.
• Posted multiple tackles in 12 games in 2021, including five-plus tackles in five contests.
• Saw action in 10 games as a freshman in 2020 and made his first career start in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against N.C. State.
• Majored in pre-journalism.

2022: Started all 12 games and finished with 48 tackles (34 solo), a sack, an INT, a fumble recovery and a career best 10 passes defensed…Led the team and ranked No. 9 in the Southeastern Conference in passes defensed with 11…Recorded 27 solo tackles in conference play, No. 1 on the team…Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and was elected as one of three representatives for UK football on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…At Florida (Sept. 10): Finished with five tackles (two solo) and a career-high three passes defensed. All three came in the fourth quarter, including one on fourth-and-3 at the Florida 40 and the last on a third-and-2 at the Florida 46 in the closing seconds. Helped the defense hold the Gators to just four third-down conversions on 16 attempts (25.0 pct.). Part of a UK team that defeated the Gators in consecutive seasons for the first time in 45 years (1976-77)…Vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 17): Recorded two passes defensed and his first career interception, helping keep the Penguins off the scoreboard to preserve the Wildcats' first shutout since they held Miami (Ohio) scoreless at a neutral-site game in Cincinnati on Sept. 5, 2009 (42-0). It marked UK's first shutout at home since 1996 against Vanderbilt (25-0). Part of a defense that limited the last seven opponents to 21 or fewer points, its longest streak since doing so eight straight games to open the 2018 season…At Mississippi State (Oct. 15): Registered a team-best six solo tackles and a tackle for a loss, and sacked QB Will Rogers for a loss of 10 yards on a third-and-14 to force a punt…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 19): Finished with a season-best eight tackles (tied for No. 3 on the team), including tying his season high with six solo tackles (tied for the team lead)…Vs. Louisville (Nov. 26): Posted six tackles (three solo, tied for No. 3 on the team) and a pass defensed.

2021: Started in 12 of 13 games played and ranked No. 4 on the team with a career-best 61 tackles (46 solo), a sack, 1½ tackles for a loss, five passes defensed (tied for No. 3 on the team) and a QB hurry…Was tied for No. 9 among SEC defensive backs in solo tackles…Posted multiple tackles in 12 games, including five-plus tackles in five contests…Earned a spot on the dean's list (Fall 2021) and was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…Vs. Chattanooga (Sept. 18): Totaled a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo), leading the team in both tackles and solo tackles…Vs. Florida (Oct. 2): Tied for No. 3 on the team with eight tackles (six solo, No. 2 on the team), including a shared tackle for a loss…At South Carolina (Sept. 25): Posted four tackles (all solo) and his first career sack that went for a 7-yard loss and forced a punt…At Louisville (Nov. 27): Posted the second-most tackles on the team with seven (five solo) and added a pass defensed.

2020: Saw action in 10 games with one start…Recorded 10 tackles (seven solo), a pass defensed and a forced fumble…Named to the dean's list (Fall 2020) and the 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll…At Auburn (Sept. 26): Saw action in his first career game, but did not register any statistics…At Tennessee (Oct. 17): Posted his first career pass defensed when he broke up a pass intended for WR Malachi Wideman on a second-and-8 in the fourth quarter…Vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 14): Registered his first career tackle (assist)…Vs. N.C. State (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Jan. 2): Made his first career start and was tied for No. 4 on the team with a season-best six tackles (all solo) and a forced fumble.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio…Earned first-team All-Southwest Ohio honors as a senior from area coaches…Registered 32 tackles and five passes defensed, and blocked two kicks…Began his career as a wide receiver before moving to cornerback as a junior…Also returned kicks, averaging 31.7 yards per return with two returned for TDs…Also lettered for three years in basketball, helping Moeller win a state championship in 2019.

PERSONAL: Given name Carrington Jadon Valentine…Born in Cincinnati, Ohio…Nicknamed Carri…His sister, Shala, played basketball at UMass Lowell and his brother, Jerrick, played soccer at Bellarmine in Louisville, Kentucky.