Aliki Vimahi is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Utah.
Vimahi wins the gap play after play. Five seasons in the Utah defensive front to date. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against BYU, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-10@ UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Cal Poly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-34vs No. 17 Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-10vs No. 21 Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ No. 15 BYU | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 53-7vs Colorado | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14vs No. 17 Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-28@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-47vs Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-22vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Bowl · 2025
W 44-22
vs Nebraska · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at a neutral site against Nebraska.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries29 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
5 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 44-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.8%
371 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #8 of 22 Big 12 DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
