Player Career

EJ Muhammad Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNevada181.2
2017 Regular SeasonNevada1122.50
2018 Regular SeasonNevada226.72.71
2019 PostseasonNevada7.526.455.5
2019 Regular SeasonNevada7.526.450
2020 PostseasonNevada7.526.16.80
2020 Regular SeasonNevada7.526.16.80

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