Valai was a four-year letter winner at Wisconsin as a defensive back where he served as a captain in 2010.
He totaled 153 tackles, four forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions in 48 career games.
[5] After Texas fired Tom Herman, Valai left the program and on January 20, 2021, he was announced as Houston's cornerbacks coach.
[6][7] However he would change his mind and on February 1 the Philadelphia Eagles announced that they hired Valai as cornerbacks coach for the inaugural staff for Nick Sirianni.
[8][9] However twelve days later Alabama announced that they hired Valai as the team's cornerbacks coach.