6′3″ · 316 lb · Kapolei, HI
Kalani Vakameilalo: DT · Oregon State · #97.
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Kalani Vakameilalo
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons at Oregon State, three different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Cory Hall and Jonathan Smith. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Ohio State — Week 1, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
OregonLive Oct 17
Oregon State University Athletics Oct 15
Yahoo Sports Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon State | 28 | 12 | 5.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Oregon State | 20 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 17 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 65 | 32 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-77@ No. 5 Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-25vs Southern Utah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-37@ Nevada | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-49vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs USC | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-48@ Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-42@ No. 17 Washington | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 15-55vs Oregon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries28 tackles · 5.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
47.1%
429 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
75.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
480 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon State, 65 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 27 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Mike Riley, Gary Andersen, Cory Hall, and Jonathan Smith. Multi-era developmental context.
