Robert Rahimi
Robert Rahimi
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Ken Niumatalolo. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 10 tackles against Oregon State — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at San José State, 154 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 82 | 47 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Liberty | 50 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Liberty | 22 | 14 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 83 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 7 | 11 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 42–24
vs Sacramento State
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 7 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Isaac Gifford’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Dowell's junior season at Miami (OH) (2022).
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