Issa Ouattara

#5· Vanderbilt ·DT ·Gr ·2027 Draft · Cologne, Germany

6'7"Height 315 lbWeight

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Injury HistoryLeaderTeam Captain

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Media & News

Sports Illustrated Oct 21, 2025
Yilanan "Issa" Ouattara to Miss Remainder of 2025 Season - Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated Sep 13, 2025
Injury updates on Issa Ouattara, Sedrick Alexander and others ahead of Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina - Sports Illustrated
CBS Sports Sep 2, 2025
Vanderbilt's Langston Patterson, Issa Ouattara lead class-action lawsuit against NCAA over redshirt rule - CBS Sports
Sports Illustrated Sep 2, 2025
Injury Updates on Junior Sherrill, Issa Ouattara, Cole Spence ahead of Vanderbilt Virginia Tech - Sports Illustrated

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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

Issa Ouattara #5

Vanderbilt · DT · Gr · 2027 Draft · Cologne, Germany · Cologne Crocodiles

6-7 · 315 lbs

3.6

Long Shot

Floor 2.9 · Ceiling 4.0

#4858 overall · #402 DT of 15096

Scouting Verdict

Issa Ouattara — graduate captain and projected nose tackle, but a 2025 shoulder surgery limited him to one game. Veteran leader whose grade is tempered by the injury.

Ceiling · 4.0

Projected 2026 starter (NT1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.4) · up-year team.

Floor · 2.9

Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.7.

Pedigree

3★ recruit · Natl #873 · Pos #117 · State #2

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Injury HistoryLeaderTeam Captain

College Production

Season	Team	GP	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
2025	Vanderbilt	1	2	1	—	—	—
2024	Vanderbilt	13	31	11	2.0	—	2
2023	Vanderbilt	9	11	2	0.5	1.5	2
2022	Vanderbilt	10	4	2	—	—	—