An image from the June 8th, 2026 AP Headshots at Reliant Center in Houston, TX.

Azeez Al-Shaair

LB

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Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 29

Weight: 228 lbs

College: Florida Atlantic

2026 SEASON

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Year

Season

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Sundays	3	31	13	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
September	3	31	13	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST
vs AFC Teams	3	31	13	18
Outside Own Division	2	20	11	9
vs Own Division	1	11	2	9

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST
Buffalo Bills	1	8	5	3
Cincinnati Bengals	1	12	6	6
Indianapolis Colts	1	11	2	9

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	3	31	13	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Lucas Oil Stadium	1	11	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reliant Stadium	2	20	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019...Signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent on March 20, 2023...Signed by the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024.

CAREER:

Led the Tennessee Titans career-best 163 tackles, the most by a Titans/Oilers defender since 1991
Led the Titans with 153 tackles in 2023

2023 (Tennessee 17/17):

Started a career-high 17 games at linebacker in his first season with the Titans and led the team with a career-best 163 tackles
Dating back to 1991, his 163 tackles were the most by a Titans/Oilers defender in a
season
He owns the team's first 150-tackle campaign since linebacker Wesley Woodyard had 172 tackles in 2017
Added two sacks, 11 quarterback pressures, nine tackles for loss, a forced fumble and four passes defensed
Led the team in tackles eight times in 2023 (at IND, vs. BAL, vs. ATL, at PIT, at MIA, vs. HOU, vs. SEA, vs. JAX). Tied for the team lead in sacks once in 2023 (at CLE). Led the team in passes defensed twice in 2023 (vs. CIN, at PIT)
Selected as a captain by his teammates

2022 (San Francisco 12/9, 3/3):

Saw action in 12 games with nine starts at linebacker and recorded 44 tackles, a stop for loss, three quarterback pressures and a fumble recovery
Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 3 and missed five games before being designated to return on Nov. 12. Started all three postseason contests and collected 12 tackles
At Denver (9/25), started at linebacker and posted five tackles
Against Arizona (1/8), started at linebacker and notched a season-high 11 tackles

2021 (San Francisco 13/13, 3/1):

Started 13 games and notched career highs with 102 tackles, two sacks, nine stops for loss and five passes defensed
Added two fumble recoveries, an interception and a forced fumble
Was inactive for four contests
Saw action all three postseason games with one start and registered 13 tackles
Against Green Bay (9/26), led the team with a then career-high 10 tackles
Against Indianapolis (10/24), registered nine tackles and his first career fumble recovery, scooping up a loose ball by Carson Wentz
Against Minnesota (11/28), registered a team-high eight tackles while adding a fumble recovery and an interception of Kirk Cousins
At Seattle (12/5), combined with Arden Key to sack Russell Wilson, marking the first half sack of his career. Also registered a career-high 15 tackles to go along with a forced fumble of Gerald Everett
At Cincinnati (12/12), collected 11 tackles, a sack and a pass defensed
At Tennessee (12/23), notched six tackles and a half sack

2020 (San Francisco 16/5):

Saw action in all 16 games with five starts and recorded 34 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and two passes defensed
Against Philadelphia (10/4), registered three tackles and picked off a Carson Wentz pass that was tipped by Javon Kinlaw, marking his first career interception
At New England (10/25), posted five tackles and forced a Jakob Johnson fumble
Against Seattle (1/3), notched a season-high nine tackles with a pass defensed

2019 (San Francisco 15/4):

Played in 15 games with four starts as a rookie and registered 11 tackles
Finished tied for third on the team with eight special teams tackles
Was inactive for one regular season contest and all three postseason games
Against Green Bay (11/24), made his first career NFL start at linebacker and collected a tackle
At Seattle (12/29), started at linebacker and registered three tackles

COLLEGE:

During a four-year career at Florida Atlantic, appeared in 43 games with 42 starts and registered 397 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception returned for a touchdown
As a senior (2018), started all six games in which he appeared and tallied 43 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a pass defensed
As a junior (2017), earned first-team Conference USA honors after starting 13 games and recording a league-high 147 tackles, to go along with 11 tackles for loss, four passes defensed, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble
As a sophomore (2016), was named Conference USA honorable mention after starting 12 games and notching 113 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, two sacks, an interception (returned for a touchdown) and a pass defensed
As a true freshman (2015), earned Freshman All-America honors from USA Today and was named to Conference USA's All-Freshman team after playing in 12 games with 11 starts and registering 94 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two passes defensed, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble
Was named Florida Atlantic's Co-Newcomer of the Year. Majored in public safety administration at Florida Atlantic

PERSONAL:

Attended Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.) High School where he was a two-time all-state, all-county and all-conference selection after finishing his career with 236 tackles, 15 sacks, five forced fumbles and two interceptions
Also blocked eight field goal attempts on special teams
As a senior, played in 11 games and registered 126 tackles, 6.5 sacks, six blocked field goals, a blocked punt, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries
As a junior, saw action in 10 games and recorded 110 tackles
Son of Naadhirah Lennon
Born Azeez Al-Shaair on Aug. 4, 1997 in Tampa, Fla.

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