Salanoa-Alo Wily: DL · UNLV · #42.
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Salanoa-Alo Wily
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the UNLV defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against San José State — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-43@ No. 15 USC | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-24vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 46-17vs Prairie View A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-27@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-50vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-59@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-41vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-50@ San José State | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-48vs No. 20 Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35@ Hawai'i | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-29vs Nevada | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 14 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%7 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry37 tackles · 7 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 16-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
39.1%
347 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
37 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at UNLV, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tony Sanchez.
