With the knowledge that the Nebraska Cornhuskers would be thin in the starting role at Defensive Tackle after the declaration of Maliek Collins, Vincent Valentine would have been the Senior leader on the crew. However, on January 11th, Valentine decided that he's ready right now and declared for the NFL Draft.
Valentine, who has already gotten his degree in Journalism after his 4 years in Lincoln, so he's prepared for life after Football as well.
Valentine was the 13th best player out of the state of Illinois in the 2012 recruiting cycle, and the 37th best Defensive Tackle in the cycle as well.