Damian Ilalio
Damian Ilalio
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Kansas State. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas Tech, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 20 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 34 | 19 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 40 | 7.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dasean Dixon’s 2025 season.
Matches Dasean on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Ellison's senior season at Memphis (2023).
Matches Josh on