Vaea Ikakoula
Penn State Nittany Lions
79
Solid

Vaea Ikakoula

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
COffenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

Is Vaea Ikakoula starting?

Vaea Ikakoula is listed 2nd string at C for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Vaea Ikakoula is listed C #2 for Penn State at 79 OVR.

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Depth at C · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 15185Brock RikerStarter
  2. 25479Vaea IkakoulaYou
  3. 35262Dominic Rulli

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of West, ranked #1,551 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,551 Natl
Laie, HI
Jersey
#54
Class
RS FR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
326 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Vaea Ikakoula is currently behind Brock Riker at C on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 90 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8556
National Rank
#1551
High School
West
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 76th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Vaea Ikakoula's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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