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2024 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Layton, Utah
    Hometown
  • 6'4
    Height
  • 220
    Weight
  • Northridge HS
    High School
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Otto Tia
#5
Otto Tia
WR
Position
Junior
Class
Layton, Utah
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

CAREER NOTES
Played in 33 career games with 13 starts … caught 50 passes for 505 yards (10.1 ypr) and seven touchdowns, with a career long reception of 51 yards.

2024 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Started all 12 games … finished the season with 44 receptions for 434 yards (9.9 ypr) and a team-best seven touchdowns … had a career high six receptions for 76 yards and one touchdown at Wyoming (10/26) … tied his career high with six receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown against Hawai’i (11/16) … had a career high 81 receiving yards and a career best three touchdowns on a career-high-tying six receptions at Colorado State (11/29) … had a career long 51-yard reception against the Rams … had five receptions for 78 yards against No. 12 Utah (9/14).

2023 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in just six games due to injury … finished the year with five receptions for 62 yards … made his first career start in the season opener at No. 25 Iowa (9/2) and had two receptions for 15 yards … had a career high three catches for a career best 47 yards, including a career long 37-yard catch, against James Madison (9/23).

2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON)
Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams … recorded his first career reception for nine yards against Memphis (12/27) in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.

2021 (REDSHIRT)
Played in each of the first two games of the season at Washington State (9/4) and against North Dakota (9/10), preserving his redshirt season ... had one special teams tackles during the year.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect and the 21st-best recruit in the state of Utah according to 247Sports.com … earned Utah Class 6A first-team All-State honors from the Deseret News as a wide receiver as a prep senior at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah … was the top receiver for the Knights as a senior in 2019, totaling 39 receptions for 647 yards (16.6 ypc) and three touchdowns … scored two rushing touchdowns during the season … on the defensive side of the ball, he recorded 18 tackles and 3.0 sacks in five games … best statistical game as a senior came against Viewmont HS, as he recorded 240 all-purpose yards (129 receiving, 47 kick return, 64 punt return), to go along with six tackles and 3.0 tackles for a loss … earned 6A honorable mention All-State honors from the Deseret News as a defensive end following his junior season, as he tallied 28 tackles, 4.0 sacks, five interceptions and two forced fumbles … on the offensive side of the ball, he had 31 receptions for 623 yards and two touchdowns … returned 14 kickoffs during his career for an average of 27.1 yards per return … did not start playing football until his sophomore year of high school … played basketball.

PERSONAL
Son of Fa’avaefou Tia ... has four sisters and two brothers ... majoring in integrated studies ... name is pronounced Ah-toe Tee-uh. 

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