Dallas Vakalahi
Dallas Vakalahi
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Utah. The receipt: 3 tackles against Kansas State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
3 TOT
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Utah
Returning around him
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elinneus Davis’s 2025 season.
Matches Elinneus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Eamon Smalls's sophomore season at UAB (2024).
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