Matt Asiata

Matt Asiata (born July 24, 1987) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, He played college football at Utah.

High school career
Asiata is a graduate of Hunter High School in West Valley, Utah and was standout running back for the Wolverines.

In his first year of High School, him and the Wolverines won Hunter High's first Football Championship ever in 2003 against Skyline. He also played on the Wolverine Basketball team that year and won the Championship, coincidentally the Soccer and Hockey team also went on to win the Championship.

College career
Asiata went on to become an all-conference player at the University of Utah. Asiata finished his career with the Utes with 1,748 total rushing yards and 24 touchdowns.

Injured in his first year at University of Utah, Matt Asiata put in 16 yards before breaking his leg in the first game of the season at Oregon State.

In 2008, Matt Asiata became Utah's highest rusher averaging 4.8 yards per rush with 12 touchdowns. Utes went on to be undefeated this year 13-0 and faced Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Utes won the Sugar Bowl, and controversy was arisen over the fact Utes were not in the BCS Championship Bowl that had two teams with 1 or more loses. By the end of everything, Utah went on to be the only undefeated team through the bowl games and ranked #2 on the AP Final Poll.

Minnesota Vikings
After going undrafted Asiata flirted with playing in the United Football League for the Omaha Nighthawks but was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on July 26, 2011 and never participated with the team. Asiata was released from the Vikings during final cuts but was then placed on the practice squad. On September 7, 2011, Asiata was released from the practice squad. He was resigned on January 5, 2012. At the start of the 2012 season, Asiata earned a roster spot by making the team and was the 3rd running back on the Minnesota Vikings

In December 2012, Asiata and the Vikings won their final game of the regular season against Green Bay to put them into the Wild Card of the playoffs instead of the Chicago Bears.