Aziz Shittu

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Aziz Shittu
Colorado Buffaloes
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 30)
Merced, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school: Buhach Colony
(Atwater, California)
College: Stanford
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Colorado (2020–present)
    Graduate assistant
Career highlights and awards
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Aziz Shittu Jr. (born July 27, 1994) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Stanford. He was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017 when the team won Super Bowl LII. He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys. On April 11, 2020, Shittu joined the University of Colorado as a defensive graduate assistant coach.

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College career

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Aziz Shittu
DT / DE 		Atwater, California Buhach Colony HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)275 lb (125 kg)5.63Jan 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 91   Rivals: 88   247Sports: 67   ESPN: 80
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Stanford 2012 football commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2012 Stanford Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "2012 Stanford Football Recruiting". 247sports.com.

College career summary

In four years at Stanford University, Shittu had 78 total tackles, including a 10-tackle, two-sack game against Iowa in the Rose Bowl his senior year. In his senior year, Shittu received multiple accolades for his play, including All-Pac-12 first-team, Pac-12 All-Academic first-team, Associated Press All-Pac-12 first-team, and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second-team. He was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for his play in Stanford's win in the 2016 Rose Bowl. [1]

In his junior year, Shittu was selected to the All-Academic Pac-12 first-team, and in his senior year, he was selected to the All-Academic Pac-12 second-team. During his first two years, he received honorable mention for his academics.

College statistics

YearTeamTacklesFumblesInterceptions
TotalSoloAsstSackFFFRIntPD
2012 Stanford 11000000
2013 Stanford 52300000
2014 Stanford 142121.50101
2015 Stanford 5828304.01102
Career7833455.51203

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Shittu signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016. [2] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. [3] [4] After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017. [5]

On May 2, 2017, Shittu was waived/injured by the Eagles with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. [6] [7] Shittu won Super Bowl LII when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. [8]

On September 1, 2018, Shittu was waived by the Eagles. [9]

Dallas Cowboys

On September 5, 2018, Shittu was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. [10] He was released on September 18, 2018. [11] He was re-signed on November 14, 2018. [12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 15, 2019. [13]

On April 10, 2019, the Cowboys waived Shittu. [14]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

On August 13, 2019, Shittu was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019. [16] He was waived from injured reserve on October 5, 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ "Triumph, trophy and now time for Stanford to look to future". Palo Alto Online. January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 5, 2016). "Undrafted Free Agents 2016: Eagles agree to terms with 16 rookies". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ McPherson, Chris; Smith, Alex (September 3, 2016). "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Eagles Claim Three Players Off Waivers". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ McPherson, Chris (January 2, 2017). "Eight Signed To Reserve/Future Contracts". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 2, 2017). "Philadelphia Eagles waived/injured two players". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Eagles' Aziz Shittu: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. May 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Jones, Lindsay H. (February 5, 2018). "Super Bowl 2018: Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  10. ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 5, 2018). "Cowboys sign former Eagles player to their practice squad". BleedingGreenNation.com.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys sign Adolphus Washington to practice squad, release Aziz Shittu". BloggingTheBoys.com. September 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cowboys re-sign DL to practice squad for injury insurance". 247Sports.com. November 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cowboys sign several players to futures deals for 2019 season". 247Sports.com. January 15, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Cowboys release OL Parker Ehinger, DL Aziz Shittu from team". 247sports.com. April 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Eagles' waive S Blake Countess; sign DT Aziz Shittu". Eagles Wire. USA Today. August 13, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves as team works toward 53-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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