2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Displayed his potential as a rusher over his four appearances as a redshirt freshman … kept off the field until late in the year due to a preseason injury … saw action in four of the final five games of the season, including the TaxAct Texas Bowl win over Ole Miss (12/28) … totaled 18 carries overall for 169 rushing yard and a long of 38 yards … made his season debut at TCU (11/5), receiving three late carries for 71 yards … his first handoff went a career-long 38 yards versus the Horned Frogs, only to be followed a few plays later by a 30-yard scamper to the TCU 3 yard line that set up a touchdown … role increased significantly against Kansas (11/12) with a career-high 11 carries for 66 yards … finished with only three carries for three yards in the road win at Iowa State (11/19) … limited to only one carry against Ole Miss (12/28) but it was an explosive one, going 29 yards midway through the fourth quarter.

2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … made two appearances on the year, which came late in wins over Florida International (9/18) and at Kansas (10/16) … combined for six carries for 16 yards over those two games … received five carries, resulting in 20 yards against FIU … took a four-yard loss on his only carry at Kansas … part of dress roster for most of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Rockdale High School in his hometown of Rockdale, Texas … closed his prep career as Rockdale’s all-time career rushing and touchdown leader … totaled 4,278 rushing yards and 62 touchdowns on the ground over his three varsity seasons, all of which resulted in 1,000-yard campaigns … also caught 24 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns … named the District 11-3A Division I Offensive MVP as a senior … recognized as the District 10-3A Division I Offensive MVP as a junior and the Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore … tabbed a finalist for High School All-America honors by Sports Illustrated as a senior … rushed for 1,406 yards and 19 touchdowns during his senior season alone to lead Rockdale to a playoff appearance … performance followed an impressive 1,697 yards and 26 touchdowns on the ground as a junior in 2019 … became an impact player for Rockdale as only a sophomore after rushing for 1,175 yards and 17 touchdowns … considered a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star signee by both ESPN and Rivals … the No. 6 all-purpose back in the country according to Rivals and the No. 40 player in the state of Texas … ranked 39th among running backs nationally by 247Sports and No. 45 by ESPN … received more than 25 scholarship offers, the majority of which were from power-five programs … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Michigan, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Purdue, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas State, Tulsa, UTSA, Utah, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.

PERSONAL
Cam’Ron Valdez ... son of Sedderick and Latoya Alcorn ... has an older sister, Amajahnae ... cousins with Red Raider great Le’Raven Clark, who was a two-time All-Big 12 first team selection at Texas Tech before being selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts ... Clark is currently playing with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL ... also cousins with former Oklahoma standout Dede Westbrook, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars ... other cousin, Wendell Mitchell, was a basketball student-athlete at Texas A&M and now plays professionally overseas ...currently undeclared on a major.

Cam'Ron Valdez