Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Nevada
EJ Muhammad
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
EJ Muhammad shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
EJ Muhammad built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Desoto, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of EJ Muhammad's career was his defensive production: 123...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
EJ Muhammad, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Nevada. EJ Muhammad shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 6
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
EJ Muhammad quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · DB
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Nevada
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · DeSoto · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 158th (top 20%) · Mountain West 45th (top 11%) · National 725th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 53 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 8 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 25 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 60.3 |
Related Context
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EJ Muhammad played DB for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, EJ Muhammad recorded 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Nevada paired 7.5 primary output with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Nevada
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
26.1
Usage
6.8
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 1. Wyoming: 0. UNLV: 2. Utah State: 0. New Mexico: 2. San Diego State: 0. Hawai'i: 1. San José State: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 7 by 39.2. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 4 by 36.7. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 6 by 45. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 4 by 26.7. San José State: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
45 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/22 | vs Tulane | W 38-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ San José State | L 20-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/29 | @ Hawai'i | L 21-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs San Diego State | W 26-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ New MexicoSplash game | W 27-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 11/6 | vs Utah State | W 34-9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 37-19 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Wyoming | W 37-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
EJ Muhammad story
EJ Muhammad built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Desoto, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of EJ Muhammad's career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 12 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Nevada. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but EJ Muhammad's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.
The arc is straightforward: EJ Muhammad moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Nevada
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 1.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 1 | 12 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 2 | 26.7 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 7.5 | 26.4 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 7.5 | 26.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 7.5 | 26.1 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 7.5 | 26.1 | 6.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 15 · L 20-30 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 9 · W 37-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 3 · L 28-30
1
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 1 · L 21-30 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico
Week 11 · W 27-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Nevada
7.5 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
60.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Nevada
60.3
7.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Nevada
49.5
7.5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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