asiata is of samoan descent. he is a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and has three sons and two daughters. he has a brother, shawn, who also played as a running back for the utes. after the vikings released him in 2011, he went back home to utah and got a job driving a forklift in a big warehouse. asiata has a cousin, isaac asiata, who is an offensive lineman for the miami dolphins. he also appears in the hbo series game of thrones as an extra in the 4th season.