| Ramiz Ahmed | |
| Position: | Kicker |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 193 |
| High School: | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) |
| College: | Nevada (2017–2018) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Pfr: | AhmeRa00 |
Ramiz Ahmed (born July 27, 1995) is an American football kicker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack and holds the record for the longest field goal in USFL history at 61 yards. Ahmed has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL).
A Las Vegas native, Ahmed originally attended Faith Lutheran High School, where he played on the varsity soccer team as a freshman.[1] [2] He did not play football until his second year, when he transferred to Bishop Gorman High School and joined their team as a kicker.[1] Ahmed was the starter on the 2013 state championship team, making 6-of-11 field goals, 71-of-74 PATs and hitting 67 touchbacks in 93 attempts.[1]
Ahmed first attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) before transferring to Arizona State University (ASU), though he did not play football at either school.[1] [3] Ahmed transferred again in January 2017, this time to the University of Nevada, Reno, where he made the Wolf Pack football team as a walk-on.[1] Though he struggled with inconsistency on field goals, Ahmed's powerful right leg caught the team's attention at a student tryout conducted six days before the season opener.[1] [3] "He came out just banging the ball, just destroying it," said special teams coordinator Tommy Perry, who compared his kicks to "a shotgun going off."[3] By this time he was a junior, Ahmed had to wait a few weeks to get cleared before making his college debut as the Wolf Pack's starting kickoff specialist in their second game against Toledo.[1] [3] He recorded three touchbacks in three attempts and was named the team's special teams player of the week for his performance.[1] In total, Ahmed had 28 touchbacks in 55 attempts and earned academic all-conference honors in his first season.
During his senior year, Ahmed became the starting kicker. He made 15 of 20 field goals and 40 of 44 PATs.[4]
On April 17, 2020, he signed with the Chicago Bears as competition for Eddy Piñeiro.[5] [6] On August 11, Ahmed was waived, making Piñeiro the Bears' kicker for the 2020 season.[7]
On March 10, 2022, Ahmed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League in the seventh round of the 2022 USFL supplemental draft.[8] [9]
In Week 8, Ahmed made a 61-yard field goal against the New Jersey Generals, marking as the longest field goal in USFL history.[10]
On August 14, 2022, Ahmed signed with the Green Bay Packers.[11] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[12] He was signed to the practice squad on September 5, 2022.[13] On November 12, 2022, he was elevated to the active roster for the game against the Dallas Cowboys.[14] He handled kickoffs as starter Mason Crosby dealt with a sore back, kicking off six times, three of which going for touchbacks.[15] [16] On November 14, 2022, Ahmed was reverted to the Packers practice squad.[17] On December 31, 2022, Ahmed was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad.[18] During warm-ups for the team's week seventeen game against the Minnesota Vikings Ahmed suffered a groin injury and did not play during the game despite being elevated to once again handle kickoff duties.[19] After the game on January 2, 2023, Ahmed returned to the team's practice squad while the team signed fellow kicker Matt Ammendola.[20] [21] On January 16, 2023, Ahmed's contract with the team expired.[22]
On April 16, 2024, Ahmed signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[23] He was released on May 28.[24]
Ahmed signed with the Washington Commanders on June 4, 2024.[25] He was released by Washington on August 13.[26]