Malik Muhammad: DB · Texas · #5.
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Malik Muhammad
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Texas secondary. The first career honor came in 2025: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Ohio State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-14@ No. 3 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-7vs San José State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-0vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-6vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-13@ Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-38@ Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31vs No. 9 Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-35@ No. 5 Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-37vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL30 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian, all balanced offenses — 35-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
50.2%
419 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #66 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 93 tackles — drafted at #124 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Sarkisian.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
