Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Oregon State
Kalani Vakameilalo
DT • 6'3" • 316 lbs • Kapolei, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kalani Vakameilalo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oregon State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Kalani Vakameilalo built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Kapolei, HI wearing No. 97, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Kalani Vakameilalo's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kalani Vakameilalo, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon State. Kalani Vakameilalo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Kalani Vakameilalo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Oregon State
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kapolei · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Kapolei · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DT 60th (top 25%) · Pac-12 134th (top 26%) · National 1,490th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon State | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon State | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 10 | 28 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
Related Context
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Kalani Vakameilalo played DT for Oregon State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kalani Vakameilalo recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Oregon State paired 6 primary output with 16.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Oregon State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.2
Usage
4.7
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Southern Utah: 0. Nevada: 1.5. Arizona: 0. California: 0. Colorado: 0. USC: 0. Stanford: 0.5. Washington: 2.5. Oregon: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Southern Utah: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 4 by 31.7. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. California: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. USC: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 2 by 13.3. Washington: 4 by 41.7. Oregon: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Oregon | L 15-55 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 23-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Stanford | L 17-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | vs USC | L 21-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Colorado | W 41-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs California | L 7-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Arizona | L 14-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Nevada | L 35-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Southern Utah | W 48-25 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Ohio State | L 31-77 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kalani Vakameilalo story
Kalani Vakameilalo built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Kapolei, HI wearing No. 97, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Kalani Vakameilalo's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Kalani Vakameilalo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Oregon State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon State | 6 | 16.4 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon State | 7 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 5.5 | 17.2 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 12 · L 23-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon
Week 13 · L 10-69 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 11 · L 24-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 1 · L 27-58
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
vs Idaho State
Week 3 · W 37-7
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Oregon State
6 primary output · 16.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
46.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Oregon State
44.8
7 primary · 17 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oregon State
37.1
5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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