Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Yilanan Ouattara
Senior defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
6′7″ · 315 lb · Cologne
CFB Index 48 · #224 of 426 edge rushersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2022.
Yilanan Ouattara
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent four seasons in the Vanderbilt defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against NC State — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Germany
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 54 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Yilanan Ouattara's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–31
vs NC State
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-19 over that span.
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt3-0HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%2 TFLSack rate
20%2 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurries10 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
48.4%
90 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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
Where he came from
From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to T.J. Daniel’s 2016 season.
80%match
Matches T.J. on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from T.J. on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Phidarian Mathis's senior season at Alabama (2021).
68%match
All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 15
Matches Phidarian on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Phidarian on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Yilanan Ouattara
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Yilanan Ouattara0 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology