Chad Muma: LB · Wyoming · #48.
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Chad Muma
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Wyoming. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Mountain West again in 2021. On tape: 17 tackles against Utah State, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
129 tackles. 1 pass defended. 3 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| 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 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 19-16
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
142tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%8 TFLSack rate
1%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups142 tackles · 8 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Craig Bohl, all run-heavy offenses — 23-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Craig Bohl
Pass share
35.7%
297 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wyoming, 266 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #70 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Craig Bohl.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 5th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 5th NFL season
