Dallas Vakalahi
Penn State Nittany Lions
68
Depth

Dallas Vakalahi

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LDTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Utah
3rd String

Is Dallas Vakalahi starting?

Dallas Vakalahi is listed 3rd string at LDT for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Junior · #98 · 6'2", 326 lbs

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Depth at LDT · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 19285Siale TaupakiStarter
  2. 25674Alijah Carnell
  3. 39868Dallas VakalahiYou
  4. 49461De'Andre Cook

Penn State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of West, ranked #987 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 11 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #987 NatlTeam Share1%
West Valley, UT
Jersey
#98
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
326 lbs
Transfer
Utah

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8607
National Rank
#987
High School
West
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 47th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 19WBUFFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Dallas Vakalahi's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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