Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 52
Dallas Afalava
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 291
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
- High School:
- Rainier Beach
Career Accolades
2025 (Junior)
Appeared in all 13 games… Named to the 2025 Polynesian Player of the Year Watchlist… Finished the season with 33 total tackles (11 solo), three sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one interception, one pass deflection and a blocked kick… Capped the season with 1.5 sacks and three tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory (1/2)... Made his Wake Forest debut in the win against Kennesaw State (8/29)... Recorded a season-high six tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in the win at No. 14 Virginia (16-9)... Intercepted his first career pass in the win over Virginia Tech (10/4)... Ranked as the eighth-best pass-rushing lineman in the ACC by PFF… Helped anchor a defensive line that ranked fourth in the ACC in yards allowed… Starred on both the defensive line and on special teams.
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 14 games during the 2024 season for the Vandals…Recorded 30 tackles with 15 solo tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, and four sacks, as well as one pass defense and a fumble recovery…Recorded three tackles with one sack against Oregon…Notched four tackles with two solo tackles and 1.5 sacks in the victory over UAlbany…Recorded 1.5 sacks as part of a three tackle game against Portland State.
2023 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games during the 2023 season for the Vandals…Recorded 25 tackles with 15 solo efforts and a team-high eight tackles-for-loss…Ranked second on the Vandal defense with five sacks as a freshman…Recorded his first career sack against Sacramento State…Totaled a sack in back-to-back games against Montana and Montana State, recording four solo tackles with three tackles-for-loss, including two sacks, during the two games…Notched three tackles with two solo tackles, two tackles-for-loss, and a sack against Southern Illinois…Recorded a career-high five tackles with three solo efforts and a sack in the season finale against UAlbany.
High School
Played for Rainier Beach…Helped build Rainier Beach into a championship contender in one of the toughest leagues in Washington…Earned First-Team All-League honors twice as a defensive tackle during his time with Rainier Beach…Also named First-Team All-League once as an offensive lineman.
Personal
Son of June and Jake Afalava…Born on December 24, 2004.
- 2025 Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List
2025 (Junior)
Appeared in all 13 games… Named to the 2025 Polynesian Player of the Year Watchlist… Finished the season with 33 total tackles (11 solo), three sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one interception, one pass deflection and a blocked kick… Capped the season with 1.5 sacks and three tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory (1/2)... Made his Wake Forest debut in the win against Kennesaw State (8/29)... Recorded a season-high six tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in the win at No. 14 Virginia (16-9)... Intercepted his first career pass in the win over Virginia Tech (10/4)... Ranked as the eighth-best pass-rushing lineman in the ACC by PFF… Helped anchor a defensive line that ranked fourth in the ACC in yards allowed… Starred on both the defensive line and on special teams.
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 14 games during the 2024 season for the Vandals…Recorded 30 tackles with 15 solo tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, and four sacks, as well as one pass defense and a fumble recovery…Recorded three tackles with one sack against Oregon…Notched four tackles with two solo tackles and 1.5 sacks in the victory over UAlbany…Recorded 1.5 sacks as part of a three tackle game against Portland State.
2023 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games during the 2023 season for the Vandals…Recorded 25 tackles with 15 solo efforts and a team-high eight tackles-for-loss…Ranked second on the Vandal defense with five sacks as a freshman…Recorded his first career sack against Sacramento State…Totaled a sack in back-to-back games against Montana and Montana State, recording four solo tackles with three tackles-for-loss, including two sacks, during the two games…Notched three tackles with two solo tackles, two tackles-for-loss, and a sack against Southern Illinois…Recorded a career-high five tackles with three solo efforts and a sack in the season finale against UAlbany.
High School
Played for Rainier Beach…Helped build Rainier Beach into a championship contender in one of the toughest leagues in Washington…Earned First-Team All-League honors twice as a defensive tackle during his time with Rainier Beach…Also named First-Team All-League once as an offensive lineman.
Personal
Son of June and Jake Afalava…Born on December 24, 2004.
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