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#18 Gabe Tahir, Redshirt Freshman, Safety
Stats
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 200 lbs (+18)
High school: Kamiakin High School, Kennewick Washington.
How’d he get to The Blue™?
Tahir was a two-way player at Kamiakin. He was both a wide receiver and a cornerback. Defensive stats from his high school are hard to come by, but you can see from his Hudl highlights that he was instinctive and VERY PHYSICAL for a corner. He had offers from half the Mountain West, in addition to UofI, Idaho, and Penn State. He has become a safety at Boise State.
Nickname
“Altahïr”
Just like the main character of the original Assassin’s Creed games, Altaïr, Gabe is ready, willing, and able to assassinate the ambitions of opposing offenses.
Look-alike
Ultra-versatile actor, Djimon Honsou
Career Highlights
Had an exceptional high school career that got him a three-star ranking and landed him at Boise State!
…no college highlights yet though. He redshirted last year.
2024 Prospectus
Mr. Tahir is entering a great position by being in a great program, with some really great, veteran safeties to learn from in the DB room. With such established players ahead of him, he will continue to grow and develop (up 18 lbs already!) and likely get into some games on special teams and as a reserve. His future looks bright!
Is he on Twitter?
Confirmed
Completely made up fact
Gabe Tahir has never played any of the Assassin’s Creed games. Which is a crying shame because Black Flag is truly incredible. He’s more of a Tomb Raider guy though.
