Dallas Vakalahi holds the LDT · Depth spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dallas Vakalahi is a 6'2", 326-pound defensive lineman from West Valley, Utah, who attended West High School. A three-star recruit ranked 984th nationally in the 2022 class, Vakalahi earned 6A all-state first-team honors as a junior and was named Region 2 Defensive MVP in 2020. As a senior, he recorded 46 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and six sacks in eight games. At Utah, Vakalahi appeared in nine games in 2024, making three starts while tallying 16 tackles, including nine solo, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. In 2025, he has played in nine games with two starts, recording 11 tackles including three solo. Vakalahi now transfers to Penn State as a junior.

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