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Jersey Number 55
Taki Taimani
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 330
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- High School:
- East HS
- Prev School:
- Washington
Bio
As A Senior (2023)
Played in all 14 games in final collegiate season while making nine starts … Finished with 22 total tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery … Ranked second among all Pac-12 interior defensive linemen with an 82.3 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus, and fifth with a 76.1 overall grade … Credited by PFF with seven total pressures – six hurries and one quarterback hit … Made at least one tackle in 12 of 14 games with six multi-tackle performances … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Credited by PFF with a season-high two pressures while making two tackles … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Made a season-high six tackles (three solo) and registered first TFL of the season … Earned season-highs for overall (85.1), run-defense (86.9) and tackling (76.1) grade from PFF … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): Assisted on a TFL against former team … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Assisted on two tackles in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Closed collegiate career with two tackles in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
As A Junior (2022)
Appeared in 11 of 13 games in first season as a Duck, playing 299 total snaps on defense … Missed two games due to injury … Finished with 14 total tackles (six solo), including a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … At least one tackle in seven of 11 games played … Earned a 70.1 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus with a 70.8 tackling grade … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Broke up a pass in the 2022 home opener … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Recorded first tackle as a Duck and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Made three tackles and assisted on a TFL in Oregon’s top-10 home win … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Matched season-high with three tackles, two solo, in the Ducks’ SDCCU Holiday Bowl win.
As A Sophomore at Washington (2021)
Played 11 of the 12 games, making 10 starts … Seventh on the team and first among defensive linemen with 43 tackles … Third among Pac-12 interior defensive linemen in tackles … Also added a pair of TFLs, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups … The fifth-highest graded Pac-12 interior defensive lineman overall according to Pro Football Focus (72.0) … Earned the fourth-highest grade against the run according to PFF (71.1) … Recorded a tackle in 10 of 11 games played while making at least five stops in a game five times … at No. 3 Michigan (Sept. 11): Recorded a then-career-high seven tackles, giving him 12 through the first two games … at Oregon State (Oct. 2): Turned in a career game, setting a career-high with nine tackles while adding two TFLs and a fumble recovery … vs. Arizona State (Nov. 13): Made five tackles while breaking up a pass.
As A Sophomore at Washington (2020)
Got the start in all four games … Recorded 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss … Only defensive lineman on the team to reach double figures in tackles on the season … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 14): Finished with three stops in a 27-21 season-opening win … vs. Utah (Nov. 28): Season-high five stops to go along with half a TFL.
As A Redshirt Freshman at Washington (2019)
» Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Saw action in all 13 games … Finished with 16 tackles and a tackle for loss … Played a total of 197 snaps … vs. No. 16 Utah (Nov. 2): Made a season-high five tackles, including half a TFL … vs. No. 23 Boise State (Dec. 21): Finished with a pair of tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a 38-7 Las Vegas Bowl win.
As A Freshman at Washington (2018)
Utilized a redshirt after appearing in just one game as a true freshman … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17): Saw only action of the year and made first two career tackles (one solo).
High School
Known through most of his high school career by the last name Vakalahi ... Helped the Leopards to an 11-3 overall record ... Named to the Deseret News 6A all-state first team as an offensive guard ... Advanced all the way to the 6A state title game ... As a junior, East went 14-0, cruised to the 6A state championship and a No. 18 final ranking in the USA Today national top 25 ... Also won the 6A state title as a sophomore in 2015, when the Leopards went 11-2 ... Spent time on the varsity as a freshman ... Named the No. 9 guard in the country by ESPN ... 247sports.com's No. 11 guard and No. 255 overall prospect in the country ... Ranked the No. 12 offensive guard and No. 213 overall recruit in the county by rivals.com ... Played for coach Brandon Matich.
Played in all 14 games in final collegiate season while making nine starts … Finished with 22 total tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery … Ranked second among all Pac-12 interior defensive linemen with an 82.3 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus, and fifth with a 76.1 overall grade … Credited by PFF with seven total pressures – six hurries and one quarterback hit … Made at least one tackle in 12 of 14 games with six multi-tackle performances … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Credited by PFF with a season-high two pressures while making two tackles … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Made a season-high six tackles (three solo) and registered first TFL of the season … Earned season-highs for overall (85.1), run-defense (86.9) and tackling (76.1) grade from PFF … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): Assisted on a TFL against former team … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Assisted on two tackles in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Closed collegiate career with two tackles in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
As A Junior (2022)
Appeared in 11 of 13 games in first season as a Duck, playing 299 total snaps on defense … Missed two games due to injury … Finished with 14 total tackles (six solo), including a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … At least one tackle in seven of 11 games played … Earned a 70.1 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus with a 70.8 tackling grade … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Broke up a pass in the 2022 home opener … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Recorded first tackle as a Duck and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Made three tackles and assisted on a TFL in Oregon’s top-10 home win … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Matched season-high with three tackles, two solo, in the Ducks’ SDCCU Holiday Bowl win.
As A Sophomore at Washington (2021)
Played 11 of the 12 games, making 10 starts … Seventh on the team and first among defensive linemen with 43 tackles … Third among Pac-12 interior defensive linemen in tackles … Also added a pair of TFLs, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups … The fifth-highest graded Pac-12 interior defensive lineman overall according to Pro Football Focus (72.0) … Earned the fourth-highest grade against the run according to PFF (71.1) … Recorded a tackle in 10 of 11 games played while making at least five stops in a game five times … at No. 3 Michigan (Sept. 11): Recorded a then-career-high seven tackles, giving him 12 through the first two games … at Oregon State (Oct. 2): Turned in a career game, setting a career-high with nine tackles while adding two TFLs and a fumble recovery … vs. Arizona State (Nov. 13): Made five tackles while breaking up a pass.
As A Sophomore at Washington (2020)
Got the start in all four games … Recorded 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss … Only defensive lineman on the team to reach double figures in tackles on the season … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 14): Finished with three stops in a 27-21 season-opening win … vs. Utah (Nov. 28): Season-high five stops to go along with half a TFL.
As A Redshirt Freshman at Washington (2019)
» Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Saw action in all 13 games … Finished with 16 tackles and a tackle for loss … Played a total of 197 snaps … vs. No. 16 Utah (Nov. 2): Made a season-high five tackles, including half a TFL … vs. No. 23 Boise State (Dec. 21): Finished with a pair of tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a 38-7 Las Vegas Bowl win.
As A Freshman at Washington (2018)
Utilized a redshirt after appearing in just one game as a true freshman … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17): Saw only action of the year and made first two career tackles (one solo).
High School
Known through most of his high school career by the last name Vakalahi ... Helped the Leopards to an 11-3 overall record ... Named to the Deseret News 6A all-state first team as an offensive guard ... Advanced all the way to the 6A state title game ... As a junior, East went 14-0, cruised to the 6A state championship and a No. 18 final ranking in the USA Today national top 25 ... Also won the 6A state title as a sophomore in 2015, when the Leopards went 11-2 ... Spent time on the varsity as a freshman ... Named the No. 9 guard in the country by ESPN ... 247sports.com's No. 11 guard and No. 255 overall prospect in the country ... Ranked the No. 12 offensive guard and No. 213 overall recruit in the county by rivals.com ... Played for coach Brandon Matich.
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