Fatafehi Vailea is a defensive lineman at Oklahoma State who has not played in Oklahoma State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Texas.
Oklahoma State lists 23 defensive linemen this season.
Oklahoma State is 5-3. Next: at Kansas State, Sat Nov 7.
Vailea wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span three head coaches: Seth Littrell, Eric Morris and Drew Svoboda. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Army — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries15 tackles.
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
Drew Svoboda
Pass share
48.5%
475 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Seth Littrell and Eric Morris.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
