Weber State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Rashid Shaheed
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel
Rashid finished his amazing Wildcat career in 2021. He ended his career as the FCS all-time leader in kickoff return touchdowns with seven. He is the only player in Weber State history to earn All-American honors four times. He also earned first-team All-Big Sky honors four times, one of three players in history to do so.
He finished his career as Weber State’s all-time leader in career kickoff return average at 29.1 yards per return. He played in 53 games in his Wildcat career and finished his career with 5,478 all-purpose yards, which ranks as the third most in WSU history, and is also third in career punt return yardage. He is also seventh in career receiving yards with 2,178 yards and 18 touchdowns and ranks 10th in career receptions with 147.
2021 (Senior)
Earned multiple first-team All-American honors as a kick returner and punt returner…Also was the only player in the Big Sky to earn All-Big Sky honors in three positions…Earned first-team honors as a kick returner and a punt returner and second-team honors as a wide receiver…Had two kickoff return touchdowns to break the FCS all-time record…Had a 100-yard return in the season opener at Utah and had a 98-yard return in a win at Idaho State, which broke the record…Was named the National Player of the Week for his performance at Idaho State…Was ninth in the nation in kickoff return average and 13th in punt return average…Led the Big Sky and was eighth in the country in all-purpose yards, averaging 136.6 yards per game…Had 39 receptions for 700 yards and four touchdowns as a wide receiver.
Spring 2021
Earned All-America honors for the Wildcats and first-team All-Big Sky honors for the third time in his career after helping the Wildcats to a four-straight Big Sky Championship…Was named to the Stats Perform Second Team All-America team as a kick returner...Earned first-team All-Big Sky honors for the third time in his career, one of six players in school history to do so...Led the Big Sky and finished fourth in the nation in kickoff returns during the spring season...Had 10 returns in six games for 288 games, for an average 28.8 yards per return...Had a 100-yard kickoff return in WSU’s epic win over Northern Arizona, his fifth kickoff return for a touchdown in his career...Was seventh in the Big Sky in all purpose yards at 100.3 per game...Led the Wildcat receivers with 21 catches for 251 yards and had three receiving touchdowns.
2019 (Junior)
Played in eight games for the Wildcats during Weber State’s historic season, helping WSU win a third-straight Big Sky title and advance to the FCS Semifinals…Suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the Nov. 16 game at Montana...Finished the season with 20 receptions for 231 yards and three touchdowns...Had touchdowns against Cal Poly, Nevada and Northern Iowa, which included a 73-yard TD, the longest pass play of the season for the Wildcats...Had a season-high six catches for 49 yards and a touchdown in the win over Cal Poly...Also had 12 kickoff returns for 238 yards, an average of 19.8 yards per return...Also had nine punt returns for 151 yards, an average of 16.8 yards per return, and had four rushes for 19 yards and a touchdown.
2018 (Sophomore)
Repeated as an All-American in helping lead the Wildcats to a second-straight Big Sky title and a trip to the FCS Quarterfinals...Finished second in the country in kickoff returns with an average of 34.3 yards per return...Had 19 returns for 651 yards and two touchdowns...Had a 100-yard return for a touchdown in a win over Northern Colorado and had a 79-yard return for a TD in a win at Idaho State...Was named an All-American kick returner by Hero Sports...Also earned first team All-Big Sky honors for the second-straight season...Led the Wildcats in receptions with 41 on the season for 442 yards and five touchdowns...Had a season-high six catches for 62 yards and a touchdown in the home playoff win over Southeast Missouri State...Finished 10th in the Big Sky in all-purpose yards at 100.9 yards per game.
2017 (Freshman)
Played in all 14 games for the Wildcats as part of Weber State’s historic season that included a Big Sky title, a school-record 11 wins and two wins in the FCS Playoffs...Earned first-team All-America honors and first-team All-Big Sky honors as a freshman...Was named the top Collegiate Return Specialist by the FCS Athletic Directors Association...Was the only freshman named to the FCS ADA All-America team and became the first Wildcat to ever be recognized by the team...He also earned third-team All-America honors by HERO Sports as a return specialist...Earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a kick returner...Finished fourth in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 29.7 yards per return...Had 25 returns for 743 yards and two touchdowns...The return average of 29.7 yards per return is the best in Weber State single-season history and the 743 yards is the fifth best ever in a season...Had two kickoff returns for touchdowns...Had a 100-yard return against Southern Utah, becoming the eighth player in Weber State history to return a kick 100 yards...He also had a 90-yard kickoff return at Portland State...Is one of just two players in school history with two returns of at least 90 yards and is the only one do to so in the same season...Was one of five players in the nation with two kickoff returns for touchdowns...Also had 25 receptions for 545 yards and three touchdowns as a wide receiver...Averaged 21.8 yards per reception...Had four catches for 149 yards at Cal, including a 55-yard catch for a touchdown...Also had three receptions for 163 yards and a 67-yard TD catch in a win over UC Davis...Had at least one reception in all 14 games...Also had 16 rushing attempts for 134 yards and one touchdown, which was a 67-yard run in the season-opening win over Montana Western...Finished ninth in the Big Sky in all purpose yards with 1,422 yards for an average of 101.6 yards per game.
Mt. Carmel High School
Played on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for coach John Anderson and Mt. Carmel...Is a two-time San Diego Section CIF selection and earned second team all-state honors...Had 3,748 total yards with 24 touchdowns on offense...Also had two interceptions with one touchdown on defense...Set Mt. Carmel school records for most receiving yards in a game and the school record for the longest kick return...Also ran track and field in high school and was as two-time section champion.
Personal
Was born Aug. 31, 1998 in Phoenix...Parents are Haneef and Cassondra Shaheed...Is majoring in Health Promotion at Weber State.
