Defensive line, San Diego State (from Nebraska, Oregon State), 2023–26
Kai Wallin
Lettered 2024 at Nebraska (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 247 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA
Kai Wallin plays defensive line for San Diego State, after Nebraska (2023–24) and Oregon State (2025). Last time out, against Fresno State: 3 tackles, 3 sacks, a career high in sacks.
2026 so far
19 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 3 tackles, 3 sacks ★ vs. Fresno State, W 26–23
Next game: at Colorado State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. Fresno State, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | San Diego State | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 41 | 19 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nebraska | 18 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 18 | DL | So. | ||
| 2025 | Oregon State | 18 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | San Diego State | 18 | DL | Sr. | 6′5″ | 247 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 San Diego State 7 games, 19 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Portland State | W 53–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at UCLA | L 10–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. James Madison | L 13–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Toledo | L 16–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Texas State | W 31–29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Oregon State | L 14–66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Fresno State | W 26–23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Oregon State 7 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. California | L 15–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at App State | L 23–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Lafayette | W 45–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Washington State | W 10–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Sam Houston | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Tulsa | L 14–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atWashington State | L 8–32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Nebraska 3 games, 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 34–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Purdue | W 28–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Indiana | L 7–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Nebraska 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Colorado | L 14–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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