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2024 Football Roster

Clifton Grooms

88 Anthony Valainis

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 255
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Davenport, Iowa
  • Highschool Davenport Assumption

Biography

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2024: Played in 11 games for the Mavericks, including one start…Caught one pass for 13 yards…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

2023: Played in eight games for the Mavericks...Caught two-passes, including a nine-yard touchdown pass vs. Concordia-St. Paul...Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and received the NSIC Myles Brand Award.

2022: Played in five games… Was named to the All-NSIC Team of Excellence.

2021: Played in two games and caught one pass…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team. of Excellence

2020: No season due to COVID-19.

2019: Redshirted.

High School: A tight end from Davenport, Iowa, Valainis competed in both football and basketball at Davenport Assumption...Was a four-year starter and letterwinner with the football team...Helped his team reach the state tournament twice...Claimed all-district second team honors as a junior and all-district first team honors as a senior ...Caught 11 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns during his senior season...Also received all-metro second team honors as a senior...Named to the National Honor Society...Competes as a forward with the basketball team.

Personal: Anthony is the son of Tony and Lucy Valainis...Born May 2, 2001...Earned his bachelor's degree in sports management and currently pursuing his mba.

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2019Freshman

    TE
    6'5" 225 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'6" 250 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'6" 250 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2022Sophomore

    TE
    6'6" 255 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2023Junior

    TE
    6'6" 255 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2024Senior

    TE
    6'6" 255 lbs
    88