Shahbaz Ahmed - Academic Advisor - Staff Directory

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Shahbaz Ahmed

Title:
Academic Advisor
Email:
Phone:
215-204-9002

Shahbaz Ahmed, who was a four-year letter winner for the football team at Temple, returned to his alma mater as an Academic Advisor for the Temple Athletics department. In his role, Ahmed works with student-athletes in their pursuit of graduating and moving on in their respective fields.

Ahmed played four seasons and 39 career games from 2012-2015, including 13 starts during the 2015 season. That season the offensive line was named to the Joe Moore Award Honor Roll as one of the top offensive lines in the country. He was also named the Brooks-Irvine College Football Player of the Year.

Ahmed, who grew up in Lindenwold, N.J., was a mental health technician in Ambler, Pa., for two years before coming to Temple. Immediately after graduation from Temple, Ahmed took his talents to the NFL. He spent the summer with the Falcons before being waived and signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In his time at Temple, Ahmed served as an academic mentor in the Resnick Center for a school year. He also interned for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ahmed earned his degree in political science.