#48

Chad Muma

Former linebacker at Wyoming. 2021: 142 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Wyoming · Jr. · #48

6′3″ · 227 lb · Lone Tree, CO

CFB Index 87 · #25 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamJacksonville — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 6, #70 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 2008 nationally · Signed with Wyoming

Statement game10 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksat UNLV (FBS) · W 45-14

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Wyoming. 2021: 142 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wyoming in 2018.
Drafted round 3 by the Jacksonville in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Wyoming, 266 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #70 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Wyoming3-star out of Legend

20206 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westfirst

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westfirst

2022

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 3, pick 70

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2008 national

CFB

College

Wyoming

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #70

Jacksonville · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Craig Bohl

Wyoming

Played his entire career under Craig Bohl.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

#70Rd 3 · Pick 6

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Craig Bohl, all run-heavy offenses — 23-21 over that span.

2018Wyoming6-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2019Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2020Wyoming2-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2021Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

87All-Conference level #25 of 578?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (100th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#1 / 2743 · 100th pct

142

Solo tackles#1 / 2743 · 100th pct

Interceptions#36 / 824 · 90th pct

Tackles for loss#253 / 2743 · 90th pct

8.0

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Sacks#704 / 2743 · 72nd pct

1.5

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	10.7	0.7	0.2	0.2
Road6g	10.8	0.6	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	9.7	0.7	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	11.8	0.6	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jay Sawvel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

87 · #25 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Wyoming	142	85	8.0	1.5	1	3	--
2020	Wyoming	71	33	8.0	3.0	1	--	--
2019	Wyoming	51	28	3.0	1.0	1	--	--
2018	Wyoming	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		266	147	19.0	5.5	3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 19–16

vs Montana State

11 TOT · 9 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With R. Fawaz — 45 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 54 LONG · S. Chambers — 196 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 13.4 · 51 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 19-16vs Montana State	11	9	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 50-43@ Northern Illinois	10	7	1.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 45-12vs Ball State	12	10	1.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 4	W 24-22@ UConn	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 14-24@ Air Force	11	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 0-17vs Fresno State	11	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 3-14vs New Mexico	10	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 21-27@ San José State	10	5	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-17vs Colorado State	11	6	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 11	L 13-23@ Boise State	14	9	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 44-17@ Utah State	17	8	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 17 tackles
Wk 13	L 14-38vs Hawai'i	9	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		129	80	7.5	1.0	3	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology