Aziz Shittu

Last updated

Aziz Shittu
Colorado Buffaloes
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 28)
Merced, California
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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

Contents

College career

Recruiting

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.

Related Research Articles

Blake Countess American football player (born 1993)

Blake Countess is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football for Michigan, using three years of eligibility between 2011 and 2014. He was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 2013 after missing most of 2012 due to injury. His 2014 season was less successful and he used his final year of eligibility as a graduate transfer at Auburn in 2015. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Isaac Seumalo American football player (born 1993)

Isaac Seumalo is an American football Guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State University.

Donnel Pumphrey American football player (born 1994)

Donnel Laray Pumphrey Jr. is a former American football running back. He played college football at San Diego State. Pumphrey is the official all-time leader in rushing yards in NCAA Division I FBS history. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, and spent offseasons with the Eagles and Detroit Lions. He played for the DC Defenders of the XFL in 2020.

Greg Ward American football player (born 1995)

Gregory Mario Ward Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars as a quarterback and converted to wide receiver after going undrafted following his college career. He was a member of the Eagles' practice squad in 2017 when they won Super Bowl LII. He also played for the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019.

Justin Hamilton (defensive lineman) American football player (born 1993)

Justin Hamilton is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana. Hamilton signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and has since been a member of several other NFL teams.

Alex McCalister is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football as a defensive end at the University of Florida from 2012 to 2015. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Destiny Lalotoa Vaeao is an American football defensive tackle for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016 after playing college football at Washington State.

Bryce Treggs is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at California, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

Joshua Perkins American football player (born 1993)

Joshua Perkins is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Rashard Markese Davis is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at James Madison University. Davis has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.

Daeshon Hall American football player (born 1995)

Daeshon Hall is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M.

Treyvon Hester American football player (born 1992)

Treyvon Ramal Hester is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Toledo, and was selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.

Marcus Johnson (wide receiver) American football player (born 1994)

Marcus Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Texas, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft. He also previously played for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts.

Winston Craig is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Richmond.

Bruce Hector is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Chandon Sullivan American football player (born 1996)

Chandon Lamar Sullivan is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State.

Craig James is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Southern Illinois.

Jared Mayden American football player (born 1998)

Jared Mayden is an American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.

Noah Togiai is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eagles in 2020.

Michael Jacquet III is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

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. ↑ "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.