About Rashid Shaheed

Rashid Khalil Shaheed (born August 31, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Weber State Wildcats and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Shaheed won Super Bowl LX with the Seahawks.

Early life
Shaheed grew up in a family of track and field athletes; his father Haneef was a sprinter at Arizona State University, and his mother Cossandra ran the 400 meter hurdles at the University of San Diego. Shaheed, along with his sisters Aysha and Amirah, followed in their footsteps, posting competitive results in track events, while Shaheed convinced his parents to also allow him to play football.

Shaheed attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, California from 2013 to 2016, where he played receiver and running back, producing 3,748 total yards and 24 touchdowns, while winning San Diego section titles in the 200m and 400m. Shaheed initially planned to attend the University of Southern California on a track and field scholarship, but eventually settled on pursuing his true passion of football, committing to Weber State.