Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Danny Saili
Senior defensive lineman on Oklahoma's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 325 lb · Topeka, KS
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Arkansas)
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Oklahoma's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2024.
Danny Saili
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Arkansas
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
1 TOT
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sheldon Newton’s 2023 season.
78%match
Matches Sheldon on
Height
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Sheldon on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sheldon Newton's sophomore season at Boise State (2023).
79%match
Matches Sheldon on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Sheldon on
Hurry rate (higher)
The defensive line · Oklahoma
- #44Taylor Wein15 tackles for loss · 2025
- David Stone8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Kenny Ozowalu6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #65Jayden Jackson5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Danny Saili2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology