Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-51vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-37@ Washington State | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Total | 9 | 40 | 5.2 | 0 | 17 |
Cam'Ron Valdez
Former running back at Texas Tech. 2024: 40 rushing yards, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Rockdale, TX
CFB Index 37 · #230 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTexas Tech 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 473 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
Last played in 2024.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Texas Tech. 2024: 40 rushing yards, 1 catch.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2021.
Cam'Ron Valdez
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Cam'Ron Valdez has been at Texas Tech through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 34 rush yds, 1 rec yds against Washington State — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 505 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Rockdale
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021
Texas Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 51 | 280 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 18 | 169 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 505 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Washington State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.06Cam'Ron Valdez run for 2 yds to the TTU 40 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.72Behren Morton pass complete to Cam'Ron Valdez for 1 yd to the TTU 31
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.46Cam'Ron Valdez run for a loss of 3 yards to the TTU 22
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.43Cam'Ron Valdez run for 17 yds to the WSU 20 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA -0.36Cam'Ron Valdez run for 1 yd to the TTU 15
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.33Cam'Ron Valdez run for 6 yds to the TTU 31
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.27Cam'Ron Valdez run for 6 yds to the ACU 35
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.23Cam'Ron Valdez run for 3 yds to the TTU 22
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA -0.07Cam'Ron Valdez run for 4 yds to the TTU 26
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA -0.06Cam'Ron Valdez run for 4 yds to the TTU 24
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 20.0 YDS/g, 5.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.7%
90 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to LT Sanders’s 2022 season.
68%match
Matches LT on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Differs from LT on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Height (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Asim Rose’s path through Kentucky.
94%match
#3
Julius Loughridge
93%
Matches Asim on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'shon Benjamin's junior season at Rutgers (2025).
Matches Ja'shon on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Cam'Ron Valdez
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology