Naufahu Tahi

Games and Starts

10 games/0 starts

Professional Biography

Signed by the Vikings off Cincinnati practice squad on 11/22/06 on the same day veteran FB Tony Richardson was placed on injured reserve with forearm fracture…Orinally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Bengals, signed on 5/5/06…Spent the opening 10 weeks of the 2006 season on the Bengals practice squad…Went to training camp with Cincinnati and was released in final roster cuts on 9/2/06, then signed to the Bengals’ practice squad on 9/4/06.

NFL History

•    Saw 1st career game action in 2007, playing in 10 contests.
•    Had a career-best 4 carries for 10 yards vs. Oakland (11/10).
•    Made NFL debut in 2007 opener vs. Atlanta (9/9) as a backup FB and on special teams. Carried the ball for the 1st time in his career with 2 rushes for 3 yards.  Also posted a special teams tackle.
•    Inactive for game vs. San Diego (11/4), @ Green Bay (11/11), @ San Fran. (12/9) and vs. Wash. (12/21).
•    Tough-nosed blocker and ball carrier beat the odds to make the Vikings 2007 roster.
•    Was inactive for each game with the Vikings in 2006.

College Information

Helped pave the way for BYU backs throughout his collegiate career…Equally adept at rushing the ball and catching it out of the backfield…Had career-best 872 yards from scrimmage as a senior and scored 8 TDs, 6 rushing and 2 receiving…Best single game of his career came against Notre Dame as a senior when he had 136 yards from scrimmage with 63 on the ground and 73 through the air…Led team in rushing as a freshman with 445 yards on the ground…Went to BYU as a freshman in 1999 before leaving on a Mormon mission in Jacksonville, FL for 3 years…Returned to school from 2003-05 to complete his college football career.

Personal Biography

Family are natives of Tonga, but he was born in California before moving to Utah as a child…Was out of football from 2000-03 while serving a Mormon mission in Jacksonville, FL…Attended Granger High in West Valley City, Utah…Named the USA Today Player of the Year for the state of Utah as a senior…Set a state record for rushing TDs…Ran for over 5,700 yards as a prep player.