Big-body anchor, steady run-stopper, and a trusted Utah trench piece
In the 2025 season, Aliki Vimahi played in 12 games with 11 starts for Utah and produced 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, and 2 pass breakups, showing the kind of sturdy interior impact coaches love.[2] He’s been praised as a gap-stuffing defensive tackle who can stalemate double teams and free teammates to make plays, and Utah coach Kyle Whittingham called him one of the Utes’ primary defensive tackles.[4][8] The catch: he’s already out of eligibility, so the fit question is about his value as a proven, high-motor Utah interior presence rather than a future roster add.[7]
