Malik Muhammad

Former defensive back at Texas. 2025: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 30 tackles.

DB · Texas · Jr. · #5

6′0″ · 188 lb · Desoto, TX

CFB Index 74 · #66 of 364 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Chicago — Rd 4, Pick 24, #124 overall

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Passes defended: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

4 PBU · 30 tackles · 2.5 TFL

Best game: 2 INT, 1 PBU, 2 tackles, vs Oklahoma

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Texas. 2025: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 30 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2023.
Drafted round 4 by the Chicago in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas, 93 tackles — drafted at #124 overall by Chicago.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

202313 games

Signed with Texas4-star out of South Oak Cliff

202511 games

All-SECsecond

2026

Drafted by Chicagoround 4, pick 124

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#46 national

CFB

College

Texas

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #124

Chicago · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Steve Sarkisian

Texas

Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Chicago2026 NFL rookie season

#124Rd 4 · Pick 24

Chicago2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian, all balanced offenses — 35-8 over that span.

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #66 of 364?

Low confidenceReinvented7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Solo tackles#839 / 2975 · 71st pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Tackles#1362 / 2975 · 53rd 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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.3
Road4g	4.5	0.2	0.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Steve Sarkisian

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #66 of 364 corners

Former four-star. Now #66 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Texas	30	23	2.5	1.0	4	2	--
2024	Texas	36	32	1.0	0.0	8	--	--
2023	Texas	27	16	0.0	0.0	3	1	--
Career		93	71	3.5	1.0	15	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025

W 27–17

vs Texas A&M

4 TOT · 3 SOLO

With J. Bouwmeester — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 58 LONG · A. Manning — 179 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 53 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week