Aziz Shittu Jr. (born July 27, 1994) is a former

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defensive tackle. He played college football at Stanford. He was a member of the

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in 2017 when the team won

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. He has also played for the

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. On April 11, 2020, Shittu joined the

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as a defensive graduate assistant coach.

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

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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,

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All-Pac-12 first-team, and

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All-Pac-12 second-team. He was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for his play in Stanford's win in the

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. 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

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Shittu signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016. He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017. On May 2, 2017, Shittu was waived/injured by the Eagles with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. Shittu won

when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. On September 1, 2018, Shittu was waived by the Eagles.

Dallas Cowboys

On September 5, 2018, Shittu was signed to the

' practice squad. He was released on September 18, 2018. He was re-signed on November 14, 2018. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 15, 2019. On April 10, 2019, the Cowboys waived Shittu.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

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

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio

NFL bio

Philadelphia Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shittu, Aziz 1994 births Living people People from Atwater, California Sportspeople from Merced, California Players of American football from Merced County, California American football defensive tackles Stanford Cardinal football players Philadelphia Eagles players Dallas Cowboys players Colorado Buffaloes football coaches