After four years of tearing up the Big Sky Conference, former Kamiakin HS standout Tuna Altahir (#3) will be competing for backfield time at Stanford University. (image of Altahir in action 2017-KaHS Tyson Pischell)

Altahir took over the running back position as a freshman at Kamiakin a couple of games into the 2017 season, one year after the Braves won their first school football title (3A) in 2016. He just missed a 1,000-yard season as a freshman, despite missing not starting until game 3.

After graduating as one of the top 100 prospects in WA state, he chose EWU where he started for 3 years and piled up 374 carries for 1,694 yards and 13 TDs. He was also an All-Conference Player, and 2 years also All-Big Sky Academic Team as well.

He went from a wiry fast high schooler to a thumping 217 lb bruiser with speed at EWU. Altahir, who was born in Cairo, Egypt before immigrating to the US, is expected to be a factor in Stanford's backfield in 2025, according to SI.com, Stanford returns some numbers, but they're young: