matt asiata (born july 24, 1987) is an american football running back who is currently a free agent. he attended hunter high school and played college football at utah. asiata was signed by the minnesota vikings as an undrafted free agent. asiata is tied with a number of other vikings players for the franchise record of most rushing touchdowns in a single game at three. he achieved this feat three times; once in 2013 and twice during the 2014 season when he started nine games after adrian peterson was suspended.