Aziz Shittu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | July 27, 1994 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 |
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Abdulaziz "Aziz" Oluwatosin Shittu Jr. (born July 27, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Stanford.
College career
Recruiting
| US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
| Aziz Shittu DT / DE |
Atwater, California | Buhach Colony HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 5.63 | Feb 1, 2012 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 91 Rivals: 88 247Sports: 67 ESPN: 80 | ||||||
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College career summary
In four years at Stanford University Shittu had 78 total tackles including a 10 tackle, two sack game vs Iowa in the Rose Bowl his senior year. His senior year Shittu received multiple accolades for his play these include: 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 years at Stanford Shittu was on the first or second All-Academic Pac-12 team his junior and senior years respectively. His first two years he received honorable mention for his academics.
College statistics
| Year | Team | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Asst | Sack | FF | FR | Int | PD | ||
| 2012 | STAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | STAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | STAN | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | STAN | 58 | 28 | 30 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 33 | 45 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
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.
On September 1, 2018, Shittu was waived by the Eagles.[8]
Dallas Cowboys
On September 5, 2018, Shittu was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[9] He was released on September 18, 2018.[10]
References
- ^ "Triumph, trophy and now time for Stanford to look to future". Palo Alto Online. January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 5, 2016). "Undrafted Free Agents 2016: Eagles agree to terms with 16 rookies". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ McPherson, Chris; Smith, Alex (September 3, 2016). "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Eagles Claim Three Players Off Waivers". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ McPherson, Chris (January 2, 2017). "Eight Signed To Reserve/Future Contracts". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 2, 2017). "Philadelphia Eagles waived/injured two players". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Eagles' Aziz Shittu: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. May 13, 2017.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 5, 2018). "Cowboys sign former Eagles player to their practice squad". BleedingGreenNation.com.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Adolphus Washington to practice squad, release Aziz Shittu". BloggingTheBoys.com. September 18, 2018.