Shakir joins the Rochester football staff for the 2017 season after spending the last two years coaching at the high school level.
He enjoyed a successful playing career at Division II Brevard College, starting all four years at the outside linebacker position, being named a defensive captain as a senior in 2013.
Following graduation from Brevard, he assisted with the linebackers and special teams units for the spring of 2015, before being the varsity linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Shiloh High School in Gwinnett County, GA. In early 2017, he moved on to coach at East Ridge High School before coming to Rochester.
Shakir graduated in 2014 from Brevard College with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, minoring in Business and Organizational Leadership.
