Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Highlights

- 2025 All-PSAC West

Personal: Son of Susan and Jim Valenti … Majoring in Safety Management … Mother is a Slippery Rock graduate.

2025: Started all 10 games at nose guard … Earned All-PSAC West honors … Recorded 58 tackles with 4.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks … Had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Made 16 solo stops … Was tied for third on The Rock in sacks while ranking fourth in total tackles … Opened season with back-to-back eight-tackle games vs. Franklin Pierce and Shepherd … Made a season-best 10 tackles at Edinboro … Logged one sack and forced a fumble vs. California …. Also racked up sacks against Franklin Pierce and Clarion … Game-by-Game Statistics

2024: Appeared in all 14 games, including 13 starts ... Totaled 63 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, one passs break-up and one forced fumble ... Made seven tackles and 0.5 TFL against Edinboro ... Produced a season-high eight tackles and 0.5 TFL against Calfornia (Pa.) ... Had six tackles and one forced fumble against Clarion ... Made seven tackles and 1.5 TFL against New Haven ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2023: Appeared in 11 games … Blocked for an offensive unit that ranked second in the nation in third down conversion (.562), fourth in total first downs (334), seventh in total offense (466.4), 10th in passing offense (281.4) and 31st in rushing offense (185.0).
 
2022: Did not appear in a game, redshirted.

High School: Lettered four times in football at Shenango High School … Named the Big 7 Lineman of the Year as a senior … An all-state selection as an offensive and defensive lineman … Also a four-time All-Big 7 honoree on both lines … Led Shenango to a sectional championship in 2021 … An honor roll student.
 

Career Highs
Total Tackles	10 at Edinboro (2025)
Solo Tackles	5 at Clarion (2024)
Asst. Tackles	8 at Edinboro (2025)
TFL	1.5 vs. New Haven (2024)
Sacks	1 (3x)
INT	-