Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Abdul Muhammad
Junior safety on SMU's 2026 roster.
5′8″ · 180 lb · Dallas, TX
Returning to SMU for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1573 nationally · Signed with SMU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on SMU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2023.
Abdul Muhammad
This is his fourth year in the same secondary at SMU. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with SMU3-star out of South Oak Cliff
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 33-10 over that span.
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · SMU
Returning around him
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (15 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
The secondary · SMU
- #21Jimmy Wyrick62 tackles · 2025
- #1Jarvis Lee Jr.55 tackles · 2025
- William Nettles37 tackles · 2025
- #8Marcellus Barnes Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #27Abdul Muhammad8 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology