Yilanan Ouattara
Yilanan Ouattara
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt defensive front. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Utah State — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
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 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 31 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
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
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (18 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ty Robinson’s 2022 season.
Matches Ty on
Differs from Ty on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Robinson's sophomore season at Nebraska (2021).
Matches Ty on