Last confirmed: Eastern Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Helsinki
Ville Valasti: DL · Eastern Michigan · #55.
Ville Valasti
Second year in the Eastern Michigan defensive front. On tape: 2 tackles against Buffalo, Week 3, 2018.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Monmouth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-35@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-26vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-37vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-7vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
44.6%
387 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Eastern Michigan — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
From Helsinki, Finland — one of 5 players from Finland in FBS this season.
