Keithen Demanuel Valentine
#25
Running Back
5'8" 195
Senior
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville/Miss. Delta CC)
Finished the '09 spring session as the #1 running back ... netted 92 yards rushing in the spring game on 20 carries and scored two rushing touchdowns for the winning Purple squad.
2008
Team's fourth-leading rusher with 129 net yards, a 3.8 per-yard average and scored one rushing touchdown while appearing in eight games. Caught three passes on the year. Returned two kickoffs for 33 total yards.
A 2008 spring walk-on who stole the show in the Purple/White game by rushing for 104 yards on 15 carries with a long of 38 yards on the last play of the first half. Has clocked a 4.43 in the forty.
High School/Junior College
Started for MDCC as a freshman.
Long-jump and triple-jumper in high school.
Personal: Born September 8, 1987, in Baton Rouge ... Parents are Warren Valentine and Deana McClain. Majoring in human nutrition.
