#95

Aliki Vimahi

Senior defensive tackle for Utah. 2025: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DT · Utah · Sr. · #95

6′4″ · 296 lb · Kahuku, HI

CFB Index 61 · #114 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Utah for 2026

The numbers

sack · 2025

2.5 TFL · 29 tackles

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Nebraska

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Utah. 2025: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Passes defended: 67th percentile.

The full scouting read

Aliki Vimahi

DT · Utah · Sr · #95

Wins his gap play after play. He has spent five seasons in the Utah defensive front. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against BYU, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 44-22 over that span.

2021Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced

2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #114 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

Tackles#1415 / 2975 · 52nd pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	0.2	0.1	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Morgan Scalley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #114 of 330 interior linemen

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #8 of 22 Big 12 DTs

How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Utah	29	13	2.5	1.0	2	--	--
2024	Utah	7	4	2.0	0.0	2	--	--
2023	Utah	13	5	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2022	Utah	13	4	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Utah	12	9	2.0	2.0	3	--	--
Career		74	35	9.5	5.0	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025

W 51–47

vs Kansas State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO

Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.

With D. Dampier — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 94 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · O. Phillips — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 54 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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 Texas Tech	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 42-10vs Arizona State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 21-24@ 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 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