Aziz Shittu
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Merced, California, U.S.
| Colorado Buffaloes | |
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| Title | Graduate assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 27, 1994 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 288 lb (131 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| High school | Buhach Colony (Atwater, California) |
| College | Stanford |
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Aziz Shittu Jr. (born July 27, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal. 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. In 2020, Shittu joined the University of Colorado as a defensive graduate assistant coach.
Recruiting
| College recruiting information (2012) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | 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 | Jan 2, 2012 |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (80) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: 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 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
| Year | Team | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||
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| Total | Solo | Asst | Sack | FF | FR | Int | PD | ||
| 2012 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Stanford | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Stanford | 58 | 28 | 30 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 33 | 45 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |