Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| 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 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
Cam'Ron Valdez
Cam'Ron Valdez: RB · Texas Tech.
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Cam'Ron Valdez
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at Texas Tech: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 34 rushing yards and 1 receiving yards against Washington State — Week 2, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Texas Tech in the news
- West Virginia reveals depth chart
Yahoo Sports Nov 3 - Big 12 commissioner resigns
- Booster dismisses McGuire hot seat
On3 Oct 28 - Booster criticizes Texas Tech after loss
Heartland College Sports Oct 24
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 51 | 280 | 5.5 | 1 | 54 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 18 | 169 | 9.4 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 84 | 505 | 6.0 | 1 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2024
L 16-37
34 rush yds (8 car) · 1 rec · 1 yds
With B. Morton — 323 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 35.4 · J. Burgess — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 59 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Washington State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.06Cam'Ron Valdez run for 2 yds to the TTU 40 for a
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.72Behren Morton pass complete to Cam'Ron Valdez for 1 yd to the TTU 31
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.46Cam'Ron Valdez run for a loss of 3 yards to the TTU 22
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.43Cam'Ron Valdez run for 17 yds to the WSU 20 for a
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.36Cam'Ron Valdez run for 1 yd to the TTU 15
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.33Cam'Ron Valdez run for 6 yds to the TTU 31
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.27Cam'Ron Valdez run for 6 yds to the ACU 35
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.23Cam'Ron Valdez run for 3 yds to the TTU 22
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −0.07Cam'Ron Valdez run for 4 yds to the TTU 26
- Week 2 · Washington State · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA −0.06Cam'Ron Valdez run for 4 yds to the TTU 24
Teams and coaches
2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells and Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
53.6%
536 pass / 464 run
Plays / game
76.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
551 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
9 carries and 1 catch in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Texas Tech
- 2024 Texas Tech McGuireYear 4 · 2 games
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2023 Texas Tech McGuireYear 3 · 9 games
- 2022 Texas Tech McGuireYear 2 · 4 games
- 2021 Texas Tech WellsYear 1 · 2 games
- High school RockdaleRockdale, TX · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 473 in the 2021 class. Signed with Texas Tech.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Texas Tech, Dec 9, 2023.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 505 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2021
- Signed with Texas TechThree-star, out of Rockdale
2024
- Entered the portalfrom Texas Tech
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coaches2021
Matt Wells, then Sonny Cumbie
Texas Tech
Played under 3 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, and Joey McGuire. Multi-era developmental context.