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5 Tuna Altahir

  • Position Running Back
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 217
  • Hometown Kennewick, Wash.
  • Major Criminal Justice
  • High School Kamiakin '21

Biography

2024 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Fall Big Sky All-Academic Team.
  • Played in and started in all 12 games this season.
  • Totaled 3 rushing touchdowns this season.
  • Rushed for a season-high 108 yards vs. Monmouth (8/29/24).
  • Rushed for 102 yards and two total touchdowns at Sacramento State (10/12/24).
  • Led the team with 718 rushing yards this season.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Played in all 11 games, while starting in 9.
  • Recorded a total of five rushing TDs overall.
  • Had a season-high 105 rushing yards, and a career-high two rushing TDs in a single game vs. Cal Poly (11/4/23).
  • In the game against Weber State, he had 125 all-purpose yards and two total touchdowns.
  • Ninth in the Big Sky with averaging more than four yards per carry.
  • He also recorded 8 total touchdowns on the season ranking ninth in the Big Sky.
  • Had a career-long 62-yard rush at home against Northern Arizona.
  • Led the team in rushing with 534 rushing yards.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Played in all 11 games (8 starts). 104 rushes, 420 yards & 3 TDs. Caught 13 passes for 51 yards and 1 TD.
  • Rushed 15 times for 48 yards at Florida on Oct. 2.
  • Career-best 153 yards rushing on 23 carries, including a career-long 51-yard TD vs. Northern Colorado on Nov. 19. Added a 7-yard receiving TD.
2021 (Freshman)
  • Redshirted.
  • Made his debut on Oct. 9 against Northern Colorado (7 attempts, 30 yards, 1 TD)
  • Played in the second round of the FCS Playoffs against Montana (Dec. 3).
High School
  • Graduated in 2021 from Kamiakin High School.
  • Three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Seattle Times "White Chip" selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state. Scorebooklive.com in Washington selected him to the First-Team all-state team as an RB.
  • Two-time league Offensive Player of the Year (2020 & 2019).
  • First Team All-Mid Columbia Conference RB, 2nd Team DB.
  • Washington Scorebook Live's 27th-most impactful high school player in the state as a junior in 2019. Honorable mention AP All-State RB, 1st team All-MCC RB, and honorable mention All-MCC DB. IN 2019, rushed 188 times for 1,406 yards (7.5 per carry) and 20 total TDs to lead the MCC. Also led the league in all-purpose yards (1,613 and total points (122). Kamiakin lost to Mt. Spokane in the playoffs.
  • Washington Scorebook Live picked Altahir as one of the 40 most impactful juniors in the state entering the season.
  • 2nd team All-MCC honors as a running back in both 2018 and 2017. Honorable mention DB in 2018. Lost to O’Dea in the State 3A Playoffs.
  • In 2017, Kamiakin won a playoff game over Lakes before falling to Timberline 26-22 in the State 3A Playoffs.
  • Was coached in high school by Scott Biglin.
Personal
  • Born 10/12/02 in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Parents are Samuel Tahir and Wahiba Tutu.
  • First generation college student in his family.

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 230 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 230 lbs
    32
  • 5

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 217 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 217 lbs
    5