Packers Cornerback Valentine Listed as Trade Candidate
Packers Wire lists the seventh-round pick from Kentucky among players who could be sold before the November 10 NFL trade deadline.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Football
Packers Wire listed Green Bay cornerback Carrington Valentine among potential players to sell in a November 3 trade deadline primer. Valentine is in the final year of his rookie contract and has played a reduced role this season.
Why it matters
Valentine's expiring contract and diminished snap count force a decision for Green Bay on whether to keep or trade him before the deadline. The move would affect a secondary that has rotated players as rookie Brandon Cisse and veteran Keisean Nixon have taken larger roles.
Valentine started 30 regular-season games across his first three seasons, including all four Green Bay playoff games over that span, but has appeared in six games this season without a start.
The players
Carrington Valentine
Valentine is a Green Bay Packers cornerback drafted in the seventh round out of Kentucky in 2023 who is playing out the final year of his rookie contract.
Brandon Cisse
Cisse is a Green Bay Packers defensive back who has played 509 defensive snaps this season and taken a starting role from Valentine.
Keisean Nixon
Nixon is a Green Bay Packers defensive back who has played 550 defensive snaps this season after a shoulder issue appeared on his injury report before the October 29 game.
The details
Packers Wire's Zach Kruse, Mark Oldacres and Brandon Carwile named Valentine in a trade deadline primer. The reduced role is attributed to Cisse, who intercepted Dak Prescott on October 18, and Nixon, who has played well as a starter.
Timeline
2023: Valentine was drafted in the seventh round out of Kentucky.
October 18: Cisse intercepted Dak Prescott in the Packers' victory over Dallas.
October 29: Green Bay beat Carolina 27-19.
November 3: Packers Wire listed Valentine as a potential sell candidate.
November 10: NFL trade deadline.
Season Trajectory
The NFL trade deadline on November 10 sets the window in which Green Bay must decide whether to move a cornerback whose role has shrunk as younger players have taken on larger snap counts. Green Bay is 5-3 and has won four of its past five games entering that deadline.
Fantasy managers should note that Valentine's six tackles and one pass breakup this season give him little standalone value while his snap count stays low. A trade would shift snaps to Cisse and Nixon, whose larger roles are already established.
The takeaway
Watch whether Green Bay makes a move before November 10, since a trade would clarify which young cornerbacks will carry the secondary for the rest of the season.
What happens next
The NFL trade deadline falls on November 10, when Green Bay must decide whether to keep or move Valentine.
Further reading
For more on the team's roster moves, see Green Bay Football coverage.
