2x All-SAC Linebacker
2022: Started all 11 games for the Wolves in their SAC Championship season as the Inside Linebacker... totaled 68 tackles, 4.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks for the season... Had a career best 13 tackles for the Wolves defense against Carson-Newman... Got his first career interception against Lenoir-Rhyne...Earned second team All-SAC Piedmont Division honors...
2021: Started in all 13 games for the Wolves SAC Championship defense as their Inside Linebacker... Totaled 63 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and three sacks on the 2021 campaign... Had a season best nine tackles and a forced fumble in the 24-19 win at Tusculum... Earned second team all-SAC honors at the linebacker position...
Spring 2021: Played in five games for the Wolves in the shortend spring season due to COVID... Totaled 12 tackles on the season... Had his season best five tackles in the Wolves 54-14 victore over Erskine...
2019: Played in nine games...Made 22 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and a sack...Twice recorded six tackles in a game...Had a sack against Mars Hill...Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss against UNC Pembroke.
Strom Thurmond HS
Played three seasons of fooball at the linebacker and running back positions...Two time Aiken Standard second team...All-Area second team...All-Region selection linebacker...And selected to play in Border Bowl. Relative(s) that have competed in college or professional athletics: D.J. Swearinger, cousin, South Carolina Gamecocks 2009-2012. Relative(s) that have attended Newberry: Rashad Bryant, cousin, 2017-2018...5-11, 225 lb.
About Valentine: Full name is Antonio Lupre Valentine Jr. ... Born December 7, 1999... Son of Antonio Valentine Sr. and Sandra Coleman... Majoring in Exercise Science
