Rhino is a 6-5, 311, redshirt Freshman offensive lineman from Mission Hills, CA. He didn't see the field last year, but that is not uncommon for linemen. Here's what Rhino told Devin Homer of Arizona Desert Swarm about not playing last year,
Arizona's 59-23 victory at AssU was the Wildcat's highest scoring game last year.“At first off, I felt some type of way,” Tapa’atoutai said. “But obviously, I just changed my perspective on it. It is what it was, it all fell on me. So, it’s gonna be up to me to change that. And I definitely took advantage of that time, my redshirt year and we’re just ready to go this year.”