Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Yilanan Ouattara
Senior defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′7″ · 315 lb · Cologne
CFB Index 48 · #224 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Vanderbilt for 2026
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
2
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 6 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2022.
Yilanan Ouattara
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent four seasons in the Vanderbilt defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Germany
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 21-19 over that span.
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
48 · #224 of 426 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #224 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 31 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 16 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 SACKS
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
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
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ty Robinson’s 2022 season.
Matches Ty on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Class year
Differs from Ty on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Robinson's sophomore season at Nebraska (2021).
86%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
Matches Ty on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Yilanan Ouattara
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Yilanan Ouattara0 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology