Dallas Afalava

DL · #52 · Wake Forest · SR · 6'2" · 295 · Seattle, WA

Projected DT starter

15 2026 tackles

1 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

20 Career games (19 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Wake Forest	7	7	15	1	0	1	1	0
2025	Wake Forest	13	12	32	3	3	1	1	1

Tackles per game 2.1 79

Havoc plays 2 50

INT + pass breakups 2 97

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 6.1% 99

Line yards per carry allowed 1.8 93

Sack rate 6.4% 49

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	AKR
W5	STAN				1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#2526 Mekhi Jenkins RB · Royal Oak CMU

#2526 Broden Sobolewski IOL · St. Thomas Aquinas ARMY

#2529

Dallas Afalava DL · Rainier Beach

#2648 Ke'Vion Wellington DL · North Central EMU

#2648 Aidan Johnson OT · Our Lady of Good Counsel OHIO

DLs in the class

#226

Mark Hensley Washington NIU

#227

James Thomas Fairfield BGSU

#228

Dallas Afalava Rainier Beach

#232 Ke'Vion Wellington North Central EMU

#232 Casey Bending Fremd NIU

2026 · 50th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 11th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.