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Position: | Wide receiver/ Punt Returner | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 3, 1977 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Fairfax | ||||||||||||
College: | San Diego State | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 96 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Receptions: | 316 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,191 |
Receiving TDs: | 28 |
Total Return yards: | 1,981 |
Return TDs: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Az-Zahir Ali Hakim (born June 3, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at San Diego State. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He also was a member of the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Locomotives. He is a Muslim.
Hakim was an All-City selection as a quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where he also played basketball and ran track.
Hakim was a four-year letterman in football at San Diego State where he started eight games as a senior and caught 37 passes for 595 yards (16.1 avg.) and six touchdowns. He caught 36 passes as a junior for 635 yards and five touchdowns. He was an All-Western Athletic Conference second-team selection as a sophomore after he started 12 games and was fourth in conference with career-high 57 receptions for 1,022 yards (17.9 avg.) and eight touchdowns.
Hakim was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He appeared in nine games including four starts during his rookie season, catching 20 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown. He collected three receptions in first career game at the Chicago Bears on November 8, 1998. He made his first start against the Carolina Panthers two weeks later, making two receptions for 25 yards. He scored two touchdowns (nine-yard touchdown reception, 34-yard run on reverse for a touchdown) in victory over the New England Patriots on December 13.