Dallas Afalava
Dallas Afalava
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He got to Wake Forest by way of Idaho. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Virginia — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 33 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 33 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
1 TOT · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Howard Cross III’s 2021 season.
Matches Howard on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jer'Zhan Newton's junior season at Illinois (2022).
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Differs from Jer'Zhan on