Player Dossier

2014-2018

Oregon 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.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

17.2

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

13.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kalani Vakameilalo, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Oregon State. Kalani Vakameilalo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 6 primary output with 15.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

17.2

Usage

5.1

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Unknown: 0. Nevada: 1.5. Arizona: 0. California: 0. Colorado: 0. USC: 0. Stanford: 0.5. Washington: 2.5. Oregon: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 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

Losses0.7 · n=8
First Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=10

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Washington

Result
Fri 11/23vs OregonL 15-5522100
Sat 11/17@ WashingtonSplash gameL 23-42422.5000
Sun 11/11@ StanfordL 17-48200.5000
Sun 11/4vs USCL 21-3842000
Sat 10/27@ ColoradoW 41-3411000
Sat 10/20vs CaliforniaL 7-4910000
Sat 9/22vs ArizonaL 14-3521000
Sat 9/15@ NevadaL 35-37421.5000
Sun 9/9vs Unknown30000
Sat 9/1@ Ohio StateL 31-7752000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Oregon State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOregon State0
2015 Regular SeasonOregon State00
2016 Regular SeasonOregon State515.15.15
2017 Regular SeasonOregon State615.95.31
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State5.517.25.1-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.

#2

Oregon

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#5

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Oregon State

6 primary output · 15.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage

14.2

#2

2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

13.6

5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Oregon State

12.5

5 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8639

Kapolei · Kapolei, HI

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kalani Vakameilalo quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
65