Senior defensive back for Nevada. 2020: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 32 tackles.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Desoto, TX
The story
4 defensive back for Nevada. 2020: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 32 tackles.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 3120 nationally · Signed with Nevada
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonEJ Muhammad
EJ Muhammad has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Nevada. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against New Mexico, Week 11, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Nevada, 123 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (82nd percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2020
W 26–21
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 37-34vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-19@ UNLV | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-9vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20@ New Mexico | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 20-30@ San José State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |