2023 Football Roster

98 Jernias Tafia

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 300
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major Undecided
  • Hometown West Seattle, Wash.
  • High School Eastside Catholic HS

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-SOPHOMORE (2023):
Appeared in all 12 games, totaling four tackles…moved from offensive line to defensive tackle at start of season…recorded one tackle in each of firth three games, all wins, at Colorado State, vs. No. 19 Wisconsin and vs. Northern Colorado…also had a tackle in Apple Cup at Washington.

RS-FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in one game…made collegiate debut on offense late in win over Colorado State.

FRESHMAN (2021): Enrolled in January…walked on and participated in spring practice...did not appear in a game...redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Eastside Catholic High School…graduated in 2020…four-year letterwinner and two-time state champion…two-time All-Metro League first-team selection…rated three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com…rated No. 119 offensive guard prospect in the country by 247Sports.com…named a White Chip Prospect on The Seattle Times 2020 Top-100 Prospects…signed 2020 National Letter of Intent at Portland State but did not enroll.
 
PERSONAL
Mom, Sharon…two brothers, Jersiah and Jody.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 53

    2021Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 308 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 303 lbs
    53
  • 98

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 300 lbs
    98