Senior defensive lineman on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 307 lb · Oakland, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
15 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Oklahoma State's 2025 roster.
Fatafehi Vailea
Wins his gap play after play. Four seasons at Oklahoma State, three different head coaches: Seth Littrell, Eric Morris and Drew Svoboda. The receipt: 10 tackles against Army — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Gundy → Doug Meacham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 34 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 37 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 111 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 33-30@ Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-10vs Washington State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Army | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fatafehi Vailea’s 2022 season.
Matches Fatafehi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyon Barrs's senior season at USC (2023).
Matches Kyon on
Player DNA
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