Ramiz Ahmed

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 sophomore 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 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]

• Nevada Wolfpack bio

• Murray, Chris (April 20, 2020). "Ex-Nevada kicker Ramiz Ahmed's story gets more incredible with NFL contract". Nevada Sports Net.