Northern Illinois · W 31-24
8 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 5 above.
Mumu Bin-Wahad
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Neal Brown, Jim Mora and Dan Mullen. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 sack against California — Week 5, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UNLV | 27 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 32 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 34 | 26 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 97 | 62 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Akron | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-24 vs Northern Illinois, play by play
8 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended Northern Illinois’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 31-24. Ended Northern Illinois’s drive (int).
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How UNLV’s defense played that day
Northern Illinois’s 10 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His interception came with UNLV up 7.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
A big game: 4 tackles, including 2 interceptions, 1 pass broken up, the most interceptions in FBS that week. His interception ended North Dakota State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended North Dakota State’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 13-7. Ended North Dakota State’s drive (int).
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 18. First quarter, down 7-0.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 35 yards for the score. 0 tackles.
Intercepted on 3rd and 18, returned 35 yards for the score. Fourth quarter, made it 38-10.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 6 · 2026
W 13-7
2 interceptions · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFL27 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
42.2%
218 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #34 of 42 Mountain West DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Neal Brown, Jim Mora and Dan Mullen.
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