ASU: Talented lineman who started 22 games at center over the last two seasons...played a total of 25 games over his four-year career at ASU...battled through injuries as a senior to start 10 of the team's 12 games...replaced two-time All-Pac-10 selection Mike Pollak after Pollak was selected in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
2009: Started 10 games at center...started the season's first seven games, then missed games against California on Oct. 31 and against No. 12 USC on Nov. 7 due to injury...returned to action earlier than expected and battled through the injury to start the season's final three games...helped block for running back Dimitri Nance, who ran for a career-high 795 yards and had the first three 100-yard rushing game of his career, all in games that Altieri started...helped the Sun Devils reduce their number of sacks from 34 in 2008 to 27 in 2009.
2008: Started all 12 games at center...shouldered the task of replacing two-time All-Pac-10 selection and second-round NFL Draft pick Mike Pollak in the middle of the Sun Devil offensive line...one of three ASU offensive linemen to start every game at the same spot on the line, along with Jon Hargis at left tackle and Paul Fanaika at right guard...was one of six Sun Devils to make their first career start on the offensive line during the 2008 season, along with juniors Tom Njunge, sophomore Jon Hargis and freshmen Garth Gerhart, Zach Schlink and Adam Tello...earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program.
2007: Appeared in one game as a reserve offensive lineman, playing in ASU's victory at Stanford on Sept. 29.
2006: Appeared in two games in his first year on the field for the Sun Devils, seeing action in home games against Nevada and Washington State.
2005: Redshirted as a member of the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Vista (Calif.) High School...rated as the No. 8 center in the nation by Rivals.com...member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" list...named first-team offensive lineman on The North County Times' All-North County Team and was a first-team All-C.I.F. selection...earned first-team all-state honors on offense by Cal-Hi Sports.com...was the first defensive lineman in school history to earn all-state honors...all-region selection by PrepStar Magazine in the 2004 preseason and postseason...rated as the No. 80 player in the FarWest by Scout.com...was the all-state offensive lineman of the year...helped lead the Panthers to a C.I.F. Division I co-championship...played in the Cali-Florida High School All-Star game...posted 25 solo tackles, 47 assists, seven tackles for loss and four sacks as a junior...named first-team all-league, first-team All-North County and second-team All-C.I.F as a junior...made second-team All-San Diego Union Tribune as a junior...named honorable mention all-league as a sophomore...listed winning a C.I.F. championship as his most exciting sports experience...captained his football team as a senior...earned three letters in football and two in track and field...was coached by Dan Williams.
PERSONAL: Parents are Anthony and Saaga Altieri of Vista, Calif....has two brothers, Tony and Mike, and a sister, Malia...Tony was a defensive lineman at Boise State, while Mike was a linebacker at Boise State...enjoys listening to music and being with family and friends...born Nov. 26, 1986 in Vista, Calif....full name is Thomas James Altieri.
Altieri's Career Statistics
| Year | G/GS |
| 2006 | 2/0 |
| 2007 | 1/0 |
| 2008 | 12/12 |
| 2009 | 10/10 |
| Career | 25/22 |