#56

Damian Ilalio

Senior defensive tackle for Kansas State. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DT · Kansas State · Sr. · #56

6′2″ · 300 lb · Manhattan, KS

CFB Index 35 · #236 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026

The numbers

0.5

sacks · 2025

2.5 TFL · 20 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Texas Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Kansas State. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2021.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Tackles for loss: 56th percentile.

The full scouting read

Damian Ilalio

DT · Kansas State · Sr · #56

Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Kansas State. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas Tech, Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chris Klieman — 34-18 over that span.

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #236 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Solo tackles#1520 / 2975 · 47th pct

Tackles#1998 / 2975 · 32nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road4g	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #236 of 330 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #236 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #18 of 22 Big 12 DTs

How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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	Kansas State	20	14	2.5	0.5	--	--	--
2024	Kansas State	34	19	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2023	Kansas State	9	5	2.0	0.5	--	--	--
2022	Kansas State	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		65	40	7.5	3.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 21-24vs Iowa State	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 21-24vs Army	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 17-23@ Arizona	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 5	W 34-20vs UCF	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 34-35@ Baylor	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 41-28vs TCU	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 42-17@ Kansas	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 10	L 20-43vs Texas Tech	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 14-6@ Oklahoma State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 24-14vs Colorado	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		20	14	2.5	0.5	—