A'tiq Muhammad
A'tiq Muhammad
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 28 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Merrimack
4 SOLO · 5 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kent State
Returning around him
- 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Major Burns’s 2021 season.
Matches Major on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jelani McDonald's sophomore season at Texas (2024).
Matches Jelani on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #13551
Peaked at #13551 this season.
Background
2025 (R-Junior) Played in 9 games for Kent State Recorded 28 total tackles (17 unassisted, 11 assisted) Had half a tackle for loss for 2 yards Registered 1 quarterback hurry vs Massachusetts Broke up 1 pass Season-high 7 tackles came vs Merrimack, posted 6 tackles vs Buffalo and 5 at Florida State